Raymond Contrastin
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| Born | 5 April 1925 Agen, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1985 (aged 59–60) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Raymond Contrastin (born in Agen, on 5 April 1925 – 1985)[1] was a French rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. A France international representative winger, he has been inducted into the International Rugby League Hall of Fame.
He started playing rugby union for SA Condom until 1947,[2] before joining RC Roanne XIII, with which he was French champion in 1928 and for Bordeaux XIII, with which he won the 1954 title. Contrastin featured in the 1951 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand, Les Chanticleers first such tour, during which they lost four of their 28 games.[3][4]
He played for France during the 1954 Rugby League World Cup, including the final against Great Britain in which he scored a try.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Raymond Contrastin". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ "RUGBY CHAMPAGNE". Archived from the original on 23 July 2019.
- ↑ Goodman, Tom (20 May 1951). "Caillou now French League Side's Leader". The Sunday Herald. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ↑ Jessup, Peter (16 November 2007). "Battle of attrition". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
Categories:
- 1925 births
- 1985 deaths
- 20th-century French sportsmen
- Bordeaux XIII players
- France national rugby league team players
- French rugby league players
- French rugby union players
- RC Roanne XIII players
- Rugby league players from Occitania (administrative region)
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby union players from Gers
- Sportspeople from Gers