François Rinaldi

François Rinaldi
Personal information
Born(1924-08-03)3 August 1924
Died10 April 2002(2002-04-10) (aged 77)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Marseille XIII
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1951–56 France 19 1 0 0 3
Source: [1]
As of 17 January 2021

François Rinaldi (3 August 1924 – 10 April 2002) was a French rugby league footballer who represented the France national rugby league team.

Playing career

Rinaldi played for France, including touring Australia and New Zealand in 1951 and playing in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup.[1][2]

Honours

Club

  • World Cup
  • Rugby League European Nations Cup
    • 1 time champion in 1951 and 1952 (France)
  • French Championship
    • 1 time champion in 1949 (Marseille)
    • 3 times runner-up in 1950, 1952 and 1954 (Marseille)
  • Lord Derby Cup
    • 1 time runner-up in 1957 (Marseille)
    • 1 time runner-up in 1955 (Marseille)

References

  1. ^ a b Francois Rinaldi rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ^ "Charlie Pawsey: Rugby league player of legendary hardness". The Independent. Retrieved 20 November 2017.