Tas Baitieri
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Tas Baitieri is an Australian former rugby league
footballer and coach. He played for the Penrith Panthers
, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in Australia and Paris Châtillon XIII in France. He also later went on to coach the French national side
after his retirement as an active player.
Playing in the forwards, Batieri spent eight seasons with Penrith and three with the Bulldogs before moving to France and playing and coaching there.
He was also the chief executive of the short-lived French Super League
club, Paris Saint-Germain.
Several years later, Baitieri returned to Australia and coached and player-coached the Cumberland College of Health Sciences (now a faculty of the University of Sydney) Rugby League team in the NSW University Rugby League Competition. The Cumberland side won the 1991 2nd division grandfinal (defeating the University of Newcastle) in their first season under Baitieri and the side was subsequently elevated to the first division where the "Cumbo Cunnies" finished grand finalists in their first season in the top division. At the end of season 1991, The Cumberland Rugby League Club announced that the Best & Fairest player award would be renamed and called the Tas Baitieri shield in recognition of the efforts and leadership by Baitieri toward his young charges and the esteem in which he was held by players.
He is also a development officer for the Rugby League International Federation
.
His son is Catalan Dragons player Jason Baitieri
.
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 and coach. He played for the Penrith Panthers
Penrith Panthers
The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in the western Sydney suburb of Penrith. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, the top rugby league football competition in Australasia. For the 2012 NRL season they will be coached by Ivan...
, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in Australia and Paris Châtillon XIII in France. He also later went on to coach the French national side
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"...
after his retirement as an active player.
Playing in the forwards, Batieri spent eight seasons with Penrith and three with the Bulldogs before moving to France and playing and coaching there.
He was also the chief executive of the short-lived French 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...
club, Paris Saint-Germain.
Several years later, Baitieri returned to Australia and coached and player-coached the Cumberland College of Health Sciences (now a faculty of the University of Sydney) Rugby League team in the NSW University Rugby League Competition. The Cumberland side won the 1991 2nd division grandfinal (defeating the University of Newcastle) in their first season under Baitieri and the side was subsequently elevated to the first division where the "Cumbo Cunnies" finished grand finalists in their first season in the top division. At the end of season 1991, The Cumberland Rugby League Club announced that the Best & Fairest player award would be renamed and called the Tas Baitieri shield in recognition of the efforts and leadership by Baitieri toward his young charges and the esteem in which he was held by players.
He is also a development officer for the Rugby League International Federation
Rugby League International Federation
The Rugby League International Federation is the world governing body of rugby league football. It was formed in 1998 in Sydney, Australia. Its purpose is to, "foster, develop, extend, govern and administer the game of Rugby League throughout the world". Its headquarters are in Sydney, Australia,...
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His son is Catalan Dragons player Jason Baitieri
Jason Baitieri
Jason Baitieri is a French-Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Catalans Dragons of Super League...
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