Francis Laforgue

Francis Laforgue
Personal information
Born (1958-04-13) 13 April 1958 (age 66)
Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales,
Occitania, France
Playing information
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
Rugby league
PositionCentre, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1978–89 XIII Catalan
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1983–86 France 5
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
19??–?? JOP XV Prades
RelativesGuy Laforgue (brother)

Francis Laforgue, (born on 13 April 1958 in Prades), is a French former rugby league player, 1,87 m tall and 87 kg heavy. His twin brother is Guy Laforgue. Like him, he made his first steps at the rugby school of XIII Catalan. Centre or five-eights,he rapidly acceded to the first-grade team while he was a junior player. première alors qu'il n'est encore que junior. A player with an imposing build for a centre, he is also a fast, technic and excellent defender. He practically made his entire career at XIII Catalan between 1978 and 1989 and ended his rugby career in his hometown, Prades (JOP XV). Outside the field, he works as financial counselor.

Clubs

Honours

International

  • 4 caps for France junior team and 3 caps 3 under-21 caps
  • 6 caps for France : in 1980 (vs Great Britain), later, between 1983 and 1986 (vs Great Britain : 2 caps, vs Australia : 2 caps, vs New Zealand : 1 cap).
  • A match for the 50 years of XIII Catalan against Salford in 1981 (8-4 victory)

Notes and references

  1. ^ "80 ans du XIII Catalan: Le jour des monstres sacrés honorés à Perpignan". lindependant.fr (in French). Retrieved 24 October 2020.