Benjamin Jullien

Benjamin Jullien
Personal information
Born (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 (age 29)
Avignon, Vaucluse,
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight16 st 1 lb (102 kg)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–15 SO Avignon 30 14 0 0 56
2015 North Wales Crusaders 14 7 0 0 28
2016–17 Warrington Wolves 36 6 0 0 24
2016(loan) → Rochdale Hornets 4 4 0 0 16
2017(loan) → Rochdale Hornets 1 1 0 0 4
2018–22 Catalans Dragons 88 16 0 0 64
2023– Pia 1 0 0 0 0
Total 174 48 0 0 192
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015– France 19 5 0 0 20
Source: [1][2]
As of 30 October 2022

Benjamin Jullien (born 1 March 1995) is a French rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row for the Baroudeurs de Pia XIII in the Elite One Championship and France at international level.

He previously played for SO Avignon in the Elite One Championship, North Wales Crusaders in League 1 and the Warrington Wolves in the Super League. He has also spent time on loan from Warrington at the Rochdale Hornets in Kingstone Press League 1 and the Championship.[1][2]

Background

Julien was born in Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

Club career

Early career

Jullien began his career in the juniors at Sporting Olympique Avignon. He spent some time as a young player in Australia with Brisbane Broncos. In 2015, Jullien joined the North Wales Crusaders, playing 14 matches in League 1 and scoring 7 tries.[3]

Warrington Wolves

Jullien joined Warrington Wolves ahead of the 2016 Super League season, making his Super League debut from the bench in the round one victory over the Leeds Rhinos. He scored his first Super League try in a victory over the Wigan Warriors on April 28.[4]

Catalans Dragons

He played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[5]

International career

Jullien was a member of the France squad for the 2014 European Cup, but did not feature. He made his France début the following year in a victory over Serbia. He also participated for France in the 2015 European Cup where he played all 3 matches as well as in a test match Archived 2015-10-26 at the Wayback Machine against England. The following year he made another appearance for France in their end of year test match against England in Avignon. In the 2017 World Cup he played in all three games for France.[6] In the opening game of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup group stage, Jullien scored two tries for France in a 34-12 victory over Greece.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Benjamin Jullien finds his feet as surprise package for Warrington". theguardian.com. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Warrington Wolves' young French international Benjamin Jullien enjoying life at the club". warringtonguardian.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Catalans Dragons beat Warrington in Challenge Cup final to make history". Guardian. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Benjamin Jullien: Catalans Dragons sign Warrington Wolves back-rower". bbc.co.uk. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Rugby League World Cup: France 34-12 Greece - Les Bleus beat debutants". www.bbc.co.uk.