Rémi Casty
Encyclopedia
Rémi Casty is a French professional rugby league
footballer
for the Catalans Dragons
club of Super League
. A France international representative forward, he has played his entire top-level career to date with Catalans Dragons
.
From being considered something of a fringe player during the Dragons' first two seasons in Super League, Casty matured and is now an integral part of the French outfit's pack, and can regularly be seen making hard yards from the interchange bench.
He was named in the France training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
.
He had been named in the France squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
.
On 3 November 2011 The annual RLIF Awards
dinner was held at the Tower of London
and Casty was named France
's player of the year.
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...
footballer
Rugby football
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for the Catalans Dragons
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom...
club of Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
. A France international representative forward, he has played his entire top-level career to date with Catalans Dragons
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom...
.
From being considered something of a fringe player during the Dragons' first two seasons in Super League, Casty matured and is now an integral part of the French outfit's pack, and can regularly be seen making hard yards from the interchange bench.
He was named in the France training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
.
He had been named in the France squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
.
On 3 November 2011 The annual RLIF Awards
RLIF Awards
The Rugby League International Federation currently oversees and awards the major international sporting award for rugby league on an annual basis and has done so since its inception in 2004....
dinner was held at the Tower of London
Tower of London
Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the City of London by the open space...
and Casty was named France
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"...
's player of the year.