Julian Bousquet

Julian Bousquet
Personal information
Born (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991 (age 33)
Fabrezan, Aude,
Occitania, France
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight18 st 6 lb (117 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–11 Lézignan Sangliers 33 4 0 0 16
2012– Catalans Dragons 280 31 0 0 124
Total 313 35 0 0 140
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011– France 15 1 0 0 4
Source: [2][3][4]
As of 5 September 2024

Julian Bousquet (born 8 July 1991) is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop[5] for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League and at international level for France.

He previously played in the Elite One Championship for the Lézignan Sangliers.

Background

Bousquet was born in Fabrezan, Occitanie, France.

Club career

Bousquet began his career at Lézignan Sangliers. He moved to Catalans Dragons and made his debut in 2012. In early 2013 he was involved in a controversial incident during a match against Salford when he knocked Théo Fages unconscious with an illegal challenge, receiving a red card and subsequently being banned for four matches.

On 30 May 2015, Bousquet signed an extension to his Catalans contract.[6]

He played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[7]

On 9 October 2021, Bousquet played for Catalans in their 2021 Super League Grand Final defeat against St. Helens.[8] On 14 October 2023, Bousquet played in Catalans 2023 Super League Grand Final loss against Wigan.[9]

International career

Bousquet made his début for France as a Substitute in the 46–10 victory over Scotland in the 2011 Autumn International Series match at Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan on Saturday 29 October 2011.[10]

Bousquet played in all three French matches of the 2014 European Cup campaign.

Bousquet appeared for France again in the 2015 European Cup tournament. He also played for France in their mid-tournament test-match against England. He was a part what was considered a 'weakened' French side due to injury and it showed with an appalling showing against their opponents.[11]

Bousquet played in France's lone international fixture of 2016, an end of year test match against England in Avignon.

References

  1. ^ "Catalans Dragons Equipe Saison 2015". Catalans Dragons site officiel. Catalans Dragons S.A.S.P. 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ^ loverugbyleague
  3. ^ RLP
  4. ^ itsrugby
  5. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  6. ^ Julian Bousquet signs new Catalans Dragons contract
  7. ^ "Catalans Dragons beat Warrington in Challenge Cup final to make history". The Guardian. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Super League Grand Final: Catalans Dragons 10-12 St Helens: Saints win three in a row". BBC.
  9. ^ "Wigan Warriors crowned Super League champions after downing Dragons". www.theguardian.com.
  10. ^ "Profile at catalansdragons.com". catalansdragons.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  11. ^ "England demolish France 84-4 in record win". Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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