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Rhys Curran

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Rhys Curran
Personal information
Full nameRhys Michael Curran[1]
Born (1989-07-07) 7 July 1989 (age 37)
Height6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Weight16 st 1 lb (102 kg)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Loose forward, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–15 Villeneuve 40 15 0 0 60
2015–19 Toulouse Olympique 116 67 0 0 268
2020– London Broncos 39 10 0 0 40
Total 195 92 0 0 368
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– France 3 1 0 0 4
Source: [2][3][4][5]
As of 14 September 2022

Rhys Curran (born 7 July 1989) is a France international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the London Broncos in the Championship.[6]

He previously played for Villeneuve in the Elite One Championship, and Toulouse Olympique in League 1 and the Championship.

Background

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Curran was born Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia and grew up on the Central Coast of New South Wales.

He only started playing rugby league at the age of 16, but went through the youth systems at the Wests Tigers.[7] He played for his local club, winning the under 19s competition with the Erina Eagles in 2007.

Career

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Wests Tigers

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Curran played in the Toyota Cup for the Wests Tigers and was elevated to the Tigers NRL squad in 2009, but did not feature in first grade. He featured extensively for Wests in the NSW Cup competition.

Villeneuve

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He left Australia in 2012 and began his playing career in France at Villeneuve.[8]

Toulouse Olympique

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Curran joined Toulouse Olympique ahead of their entry into the English rugby league pyramid, joining the French club from the 2016 League 1 season.

Curran playing for Toulouse Olympique in 2017

He spent four seasons with Toulouse, earning international honours while at the club in 2018.

London Broncos

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He joined the London Broncos ahead of the 2020 RFL Championship season on a two-year contract.

International

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Curran gained international honours for France in 2018. He qualified under residency grounds, having lived in France for over three years. He earned three caps against Wales, Ireland and Scotland, scoring a try on debut against the Welsh.

Club statistics

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YearClubCompetitionAppearancesTriesGoalsDrop goalsPoints
2012-13VilleneuveElite One Championship101004
2013-14VilleneuveElite One Championship1140016
2014-15VilleneuveElite One Championship1640016
2016Toulouse OlympiqueLeague 119100040
2017Toulouse OlympiqueChampionship29190076
2018Toulouse OlympiqueChampionship23140056
2019Toulouse OlympiqueChampionship1840016
2020London BroncosChampionship630012
2021London BroncosChampionship940016
Club career total[9][10][11] 1416300252

References

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  1. Companies House
  2. "Player Summary: Rhys Curran". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers' Club.
  3. Rugby League Project
  4. loverugbyleague
  5. Rhys Curran at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
  6. "Rhys Curran craves title". La Depeche. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  7. "Sheens turns to Tigers' youth". loverugbyleague. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  8. "Rhys Curran and the second chance". La Depeche. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  9. Rugby League Project
  10. loverugbyleague
  11. Rhys Curran at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
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