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Eric Anselme
Personal information
Full nameÉric Anselme
Born (1978-05-20) 20 May 1978 (age 46)
Toulouse, France
Playing information
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
PositionCentre, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1991–95 RC Albi
1996–98 Halifax Blue Sox 12 3 0 0 0
1999–01 Penrith Panthers 0 0 0 0 0
2001–06 St Gaudens 104 16 2 0 68
2007–08 RC Albi 27 7 0 0 28
2008–09 Leeds Rhinos 8 2 0 0 8
2009–11 Toulouse Olympique 66 9 0 0 36
Total 217 37 2 0 140
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000–09 France 29 8 0 0 32
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Éric Anselme (born 20 May 1978) is a French former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, former head coach of RC Albi XIII in the Elite One Championship and of the U19 French national team. He played at club level for Toulouse Olympique and Leeds Rhinos Heritage number 1373.[2] He has previously played for St Gaudens and Racing Club Albi XIII in the French Rugby League Championship competition.

Playing career

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In the early part of his career he played numerous times in the Halifax RLFC Alliance team Heritage number 1105, and made his début in the 32–0 defeat by Paris, played in Narbonne.

He has also appeared for the French national side on 29 occasions, including on the 2001 tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, and at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[3]

Coaching career

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Anselme was the head coach at RC Albi XIII from 2016 to 2019. In January 2022, he was appointed as the head coach of the U19 French national team. Anselme joined Toulouse Olympique as an assistant coach ahead of the 2023 season.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ championshipstats.rlfans.com
  2. ^ "Leeds sign French centre Anselme". BBC. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2008.
  3. ^ "France name official squad". RLWC2008. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Eric Anselme nommé entraîneur d'équipe de France U19" (in French). FFRXIII. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Le TO présente son staff 2023". Toulouse Olympique (in French). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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