Daniel Divet
France international rugby league player
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Born | (1966-12-11) 11 December 1966 (age 57) Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Divet, (born 11 December 1966), is a French former rugby league footballer who played as second-row or loose forward.
Biography
Born in Bordeaux, France, Divet moved to Australia at a young age, where he began playing rugby league. He returned to France in 1985, aged 18, and signed for Limoux.[3]
During his career, he is one of the few French players to start an overseas experience playing for English sides such as Hull FC (Heritage № 877) [4] and Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 712).[5][6] In France, he notably played for Carcassonne and Limoux.
His club performance allowed him to represent France with which he notably disputed the 1985-1988 and 1989-1992 Rugby League World Cups.
Honours
Club
- French Rugby League Championship:
- Runner-up in 1990 (Carcassonne)
- Champion in 1992 (Carcassonne)
- Lord Derby Cup:
- Champion en 1990 (Carcassonne)
- Champion in 1996 (Limoux)
- Runner-up in 1997 (Limoux)
- Rugby Football League Championship Second Division
- Champion in 1993 (Featherstone Rovers)
References
- ^ "Player Summary: Daniel Divet". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Daniel Divet at rugbyleagueproject.com
- ^ "Rugby League Heroes: Daniel Divet". Total Rugby League. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Memory Lane: The French Connection". Hull FC News. 2020-04-13. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "Featherstone fired up to gatecrash". The Independent. 1995-04-01. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "Rugby League: Aston makes the difference to Rovers: Workington prove". The Independent. 1994-10-05. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
External links
- Profile at fevarchive.co.uk
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France squad – 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup
- Gilles Dumas
- Jean-Philippe Pougeau
- Patrick Wosniak
- Guy Delaunay
- David Fraisse
- Jacques Moliner
- Frédéric Bourrel
- Sébastien Rodriguez
- Serge Pallarès
- Mathieu Khedimi
- Pierre Aillères
- Alain Maury
- Philippe Fourquet
- Daniel Divet
- Francis Laforgue
- Pascal Laroche
- Hugues Ratier
- Patrick Entat
- Cyrille Pons
- Denis Bergé
- Roger Palisses
- Didier Couston
- Christian Scicchitano
- Dominique Espugna
- Patrick Baco
- Yannick Mantese
- Marc Palanques
- Bruno Guasch
- Max Chantal
- Thierry Bernabé
- Serge Titeux
- Pierre Montgaillard
- Patrick Rocci
- Marc Tisseyre
- Guy Laforgue (c)
- Daniel Verdès
- Philippe Gestas
- Yves Storer
- André Perez
- Jean-Luc Rabot
- Coach: Tas Baitieri