André Casas
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| Born | 17 September 1934 Saint-Estève, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitania, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 April 2021 (aged 86) Saint-Estève, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 1 lb (83 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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André Casas (17 September 1934 – 6 April 2021) was a French rugby league footballer who played as hooker.
Career
[edit]He played for several clubs during his career, starting for Avignon, with which he won the Lord Derby Cup in 1956, later, for XIII Catalan with a Lord Derby Cup in 1959 and finally, for Lézignan, winning a French Championship title in 1963. Thanks to his club performances, he won two caps for France between 1959 and 1960, taking part to the 1960 Rugby League World Cup.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Outside the field, he worked as a municipal employee.[2]
Honours
[edit]- Team honours:
- French Champion in 1963 (Lézignan)
- Winner of the Lord Derby Cup in 1956 (Avignon) and 1959 (XIII Catalan)
References
[edit]- ^ "Andre Casas - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Vol. 41 No. 12 (June 11, 1960)". Trove. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
External links
[edit]- André Casas at rugbyleagueproject.com
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- 1934 births
- 2021 deaths
- France national rugby league team players
- French rugby league players
- Lézignan Sangliers players
- Sportspeople from Pyrénées-Orientales
- Rugby league players from Saint Estève
- Rugby league hookers
- Sporting Olympique Avignon players
- XIII Catalan players
- French rugby league biography stubs