Yvon Gourbal (Torreilles, 14 August 1939 - Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, 31 October 2004[2]) was a French rugby league player and coach.
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| Full name | Yvon Jean Roland Gourbal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 August 1939 Torreilles, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitania, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 October 2004 (aged 65) Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 14 st 5 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 17 January 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
editHe played several seasons for XIII Catalan, a rugby league club based in Perpignan, with which he won the Lord Derby Cup in 1959. Thanks to his club performances, he received 4 caps for France between 1960[3] and 1964 taking part at the 1960 Rugby League World Cup, however, he did not take part at any match due to his military duties as well as not managing to obtain a long-term permit for said tournament.[4]
After his playing career, he embraced a successful coaching career. Under his guidance, XIII Catalan won four French Championships in a row in 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985, as well as a Lord Derby Cup in 1985. He ended his tenure at XIII Catalan in 1986, but he later coached Le Pontet from March 1987.
Honours
editAs player
edit- Team honours:
- Winner of the Lord Derby Cup in 1959[5] (XIII Catalan).
Cap details
edit| International matches played by Yvon Gourbal | |||||||||||
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| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition | Position | Points | Tries | Pen. | Drops | |||
| 1. | 26 March 1960 | Great Britain | 17-17 | Lock forward | 0 | 0 | - | - | |||
| 2. | 2 December 1962 | Great Britain | 17-12 | Lock forward | 0 | 0 | - | - | |||
| 3. | 17 February 1963 | Wales | 23-3 | Lock forward | 0 | 0 | - | - | |||
| 4. | 6 December 1964 | Great Britain | 18-8 | Lock forward | 0 | 0 | - | - | |||
As coach
edit- Team honours
- French Champion in 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985 (XIII Catalan).
- Winner of the Lord Derby Cup: 1985 (XIII Catalan).
- Runner-up at the French Championship: 1986[6] (XIII Catalan) and 1987 (Le Pontet).
- Runner-up at the Lord Derby Cup: 1983 (XIII Catalan).
Notes and references
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Yvon Gourbal - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Espace de Recueillement de Monsieur Yvon GOURBAL". www.libramemoria.com (in French). Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Results for '"henry marr"' | Between 1st Jan 1960 and 31st Dec 1969 | Warwickshire, England | Location | British Newspaper Archive". Retrieved 15 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "C'est un jeune XIII de France qui partira le 8 mai pour les antipodes". Sud-Ouest.
- ^ Raphaël (5 May 2020). "Finale Coupe de France Lord Derby 1959: XIII Catalan 7 - 0 Avignon". Treize Mondial (in French). Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Coupe de France Lord Derby - FInale Coupe de France Lord Derby 1985: XIII Catalan 24 - 7 Limoux - Rugby à XIII - Treize Mondial". Treize Mondial. 14 April 2020.
Bibliography
editExternal links
edit- Yvon Gourbal statistics at rugbyleagueproject.com