Max Rousié
Encyclopedia
Max Rousié was a French rugby league
and rugby union
footballer who rose to prominence in the 1930s. He was a dual-code international, eventually becoming captain of the French rugby league team
.
He was born in Marmande
, Lot-et-Garonne
, and died in a car accident in 1959 in Saint-Justin, Landes
.
Rugby league:
Max Rousié has been honoured by the following:
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
and rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer who rose to prominence in the 1930s. He was a dual-code international, eventually becoming captain of the French rugby league team
France national rugby league team
The France national rugby league team represent France in international rugby league tournaments. They are also sometimes referred to as "Les Tricolores" or more commonly "Les Chanticleers"...
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He was born in Marmande
Marmande
Marmande is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne département in south-western France.-Geography:Marmande is located 35 km north-west of Agen, on the southern railway from Bordeaux to Sète. The town is situated at the confluence of the Trec with the Garonne on the right bank of the latter river, which...
, Lot-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers.-History:Lot-et-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
, and died in a car accident in 1959 in Saint-Justin, Landes
Saint-Justin, Landes
Saint-Justin is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.-References:*...
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Career
Rugby union:- International (4 selections) in team of France (1931 to 1934).
Rugby league:
- Champion of France with the SAV.13 (1935) (1st championship),
- Winner of the Coupe de France with the Roanne rugby league club (1938),
- Champion of France with the Roanne rugby league club (1939),
- Captain of the French team that won the 1938–39 European Rugby League Championship
Max Rousié has been honoured by the following:
- In 1988 he was inducted into the International Rugby League Hall of FameRugby League Hall of FameThe Rugby League Hall of Fame is an International Hall of Fame that was combined and continually has additions from the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame, British Rugby League Hall of Fame, Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII and the...
. - The Max Rousié Shield is awarded to the winner of the French rugby league championship.
- Paris' Stade Max Rousié and Centre Sportif Max Rousié are named in his honour.
- in Villeneuve-sur-LotVilleneuve-sur-LotVilleneuve-sur-Lot is a town and commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. The commune was formerly named Villeneuve-d'Agen....
the avenue leading to the Stade de la Myre Mory carries his name.
External links
- Profile at La Dépêche (in French)