Younes_Khattabi

Younes Khattabi

Younes Khattabi

France & Morocco international rugby league footballer

Younes Khattabi (born 28 March 1984) is a Moroccan rugby league footballer who plays as a wing or centre for US Entraigues XIII in the Elite Two Championship. He previously played for SO Avignon and the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. He is notable for scoring the first try for the Catalans Dragons in the 2007 Challenge Cup Final against St. Helens, thus becoming the first Muslim to score a try at Wembley Stadium.[3]

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Background

Khattabi was born in Rabat, Morocco.

International career

Khattabi represented Morocco in a 2009 RLEF Euro Med Challenge match against Catalonia. He scored a try in the 29–6 win.

Khattabi represented France in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

References

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    loverugbyleague
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    Rugby League Project stats
  3. [3]
    "Showpiece sacrificed to success at Saints gear up for the double". The Guardian. 27 August 2007.


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