Claude Mantoulan, nicknamed La Mantoule, (Pau, 5 March 1936 – Perpignan, 9 September 1983) is a French former rugby union and rugby league player.
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| Born | 5 March 1936 Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 September 1983 (aged 47) Perpignan, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (11 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fly-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | positions, stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editA fly-half, centre or fullback, he had excellent technical and offensive qualifies but his defense was average.
Opting for rugby league, he is, after Gilbert Benausse, the second most capped player of the France national rugby league team.
Rugby union career
editClub
edit- Section Paloise
- Runner-up at the Challenge Yves du Manoir (1959)
France national team
edit- International (1 capt) against Ireland (18) before the 1959 Five Nations Championship won by France.
Rugby league career
editClub
editPalmarès
edit- French Champion with Roanne XIII (1960), and XIII Catalan (1969)
- Winner of the Lord Derby Cup with Roanne XIII (1962), and XIII Catalan (1969)
- Runner-up of the French Championship with Roanne XIII (1961), and XIII Catalan (1970)
- Runner-up of the Lord Derby Cup with XIII Catalan (1967)
France national team
edit- International (46 caps) between 1959 and 1970 (his debut was against Australia (1959)).
- Took part at the 1960 Rugby League World Cup
References
edit- ^ "Dragons Catalans › News › 2014 › April › 80e anniversaire du XIII Catalan". Les Dragons Catalans. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "le coteau – nécrologie. Adieu à Aldo Quaglio". www.leprogres.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "ACCUEIL". Site des anciens de la Section Paloise (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "le coteau – nécrologie. Adieu à Aldo Quaglio". www.leprogres.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2020.
External links
edit- Claude Mantoulan international rugby union statistics at ESPN Scrum
- Claude Mantoulan at rugbyleagueproject.com