Bernard Fabre (born in Albi, on 7 september 1935) is a French former rugby league footballer and coach in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played as halfback, five-eighths or centre.
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| Born | 7 September 1935 Albi, Tarn, Occitania, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 11 st 7 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Five-eighth, Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editFabre was one of the main players of the France national team between 1957 and 1964. With Albi he made outstanding performances in the French Championship with two titles won in 1956 and 1962.
Thanks to his club-level performances, he was capped 23 times for France between 1957 and 1964, taking part at prestigious victories against Great Britain and Australia. He was as well the captain of the French team during their 1964 tour.
Biography
editOutside the pitch, he worked as a municipal employee.[1]
Honours
editRugby league
edit- Team honours
- French Champion in 1956 and 1962 (Albi)
- Runner-up at the French Championship in 1960 (Albi)
References
edit- ^ a b "Who's Who for France". Rugby League News. Vol. 41, no. 12. 11 June 1960. p. 13. Retrieved 2 November 2022 – via Trove.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Ailleres Still Star of France". Rugby League News. 12 May 1968. p. 4. Retrieved 1 January 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Today's Game In Auckland - France's Squad". nla.gov.au. 25 May 1968. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
External links
edit- Bernard Fabre at rugbyleagueproject.org