André_Lacaze_(rugby_league)
André Lacaze (rugby league)
France former international rugby league footballer
André Lacaze (born 14 December 1930) is a French former rugby league footballer and referee.
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| Full name | André Lacaze | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1930-12-14) 14 December 1930 (age 93) France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 10 st 7 lb (67 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby league
He started his career for the Villeneuve-sur-Lot club, with which he won a Lord Derby Cup title in 1958[2] and a French Championship title in 1959.[3] He later joined Toulouse, with which he played a Lord Derby Cup final in 1962.[4]
Thanks to his club-level performance, he was called up several times for the France national team, taking part as well to the 1960 Rugby League World Cup. Outside his career, he worked as an adjuster.[5]
Referee career
After his playing career, he became a rugby Ieague referee,[6] notably refereeing the French Championship finals in 1968 and 1977.
- Lord Derby Cup:
- Winner in 1958 (Villeneuve-sur-Lot)
- Runner up in 1962 (Toulouse)
- French Championship:
- Winner in 1959 (Villeneuve-sur Lot)
- Raphaël (2020-05-05). "Finale Coupe de France Lord Derby 1958 : Villeneuve 20 - 8 Avignon". Treize Mondial (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- Nicolas (2017-11-29). "Histoire - "Je me souviens" de Claude Cassagnol #1 : finale du championnat de France 1959 - Rugby à XIII". Treize Mondial (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- Raphaël (2020-03-04). "Finale Coupe de France Lord Derby 1962 : Roanne 16 - 10 Toulouse". Treize Mondial (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- "Vol. 41 No. 12 (June 11, 1960)". Trove. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
- André Lacaze profile at rugbyleagueproject.com
- André Lacaze referee profile at rugbyleagueproject.com