Éloi Pélissier (born 18 June 1991) is a French professional
rugby league
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footballer who plays as a for
Oldham RLFC
Oldham Rugby League Football Club, is a professional rugby league football club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. The club plays home games at Boundary Park and competes in Championship, the second tier of British rugby league.
O ...
in the
Championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
In this sys ...
and
France
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at international level.
He has previously played for the
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons (French language, French: ''Dragons Catalans'', Catalan language, Catalan: ''Dracs Catalans'') are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France. Despite being based in France the ...
and the
Leigh Centurions
The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. Leigh play homes games at Leigh Sports Village and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugby league.
...
in the
Super League
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, the
London Broncos
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in the
Championship
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Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this sys ...
and the
Super League
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and the
Lézignan Sangliers Lézignan may refer to:
In geography:
* Lézignan, Hautes-Pyrénées, a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, France
* Lézignan-Corbières, a commune in the Aude department, France
* Lézignan-la-Cèbe, a commune in the Hérault departme ...
in the
Elite One Championship
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.
Background
Pelissier was born in
Perpignan
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,
Languedoc-Roussillon
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,
France
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. He is of
Spanish descent.
Playing career
Pélissier had a trial with
Wigan Warriors
The Wigan Warriors is an English professional rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester.
The club competes in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby league system. Formed in 1872, the club is a founding member of the Ru ...
in 2008 in their Under 18s squad. He made 2 appearances against
Huddersfield Giants
The Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. Huddersfield play their home games at the John Smiths Stadium and compete in Super League, the top tier of British rugby league sy ...
and
Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers (often abbreviated to Hull KR) are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Craven Park, Hull, Craven Park and compete in Super League, the top tier of B ...
playing centre but failed to earn a contract.
In 2009 and 2010 Pélissier played for
St Estève in the
Elite One Championship
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. He has repressed
France
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at Under 20s level and was included in the French train-on squad for
2010 Alitalia European Cup.
He joined the
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons (French language, French: ''Dragons Catalans'', Catalan language, Catalan: ''Dracs Catalans'') are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France. Despite being based in France the ...
in 2011. Pelissier made his
Super League
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début for the Dragons in a 22-16 defeat by St Helens in 2011, coming off the bench to play at hooker.
He then played the week after, in a 31-18 victory over
Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers (often abbreviated to Hull KR) are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. The club play home games at Craven Park, Hull, Craven Park and compete in Super League, the top tier of B ...
, and went on to establish himself as a regular in the Dragons side.
He signed with
Lézignan Sangliers Lézignan may refer to:
In geography:
* Lézignan, Hautes-Pyrénées, a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, France
* Lézignan-Corbières, a commune in the Aude department, France
* Lézignan-la-Cèbe, a commune in the Hérault departme ...
for the 2017-18 season.
Toulouse Olympique
On 2 November 2020, it was reported that he had signed for
Toulouse Olympique
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The clu ...
in the
RFL Championship
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. In round 23 of the 2022 Super League season, Pélissier scored two tries for Toulouse Olympique in a 32-18 loss against
Warrington
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.
He played a total of 19 games for Toulouse in the 2022 Super League season as the club finished bottom of the table and were relegated back to the RFL Championship.
On 15 October 2023, he played in Toulouse Olympique's upset loss in the
Million Pound Game
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against the
London Broncos
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.
Oldham RLFC
On 8 May 2025 it was reported that he had signed for
Oldham RLFC
Oldham Rugby League Football Club, is a professional rugby league football club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. The club plays home games at Boundary Park and competes in Championship, the second tier of British rugby league.
O ...
in the
RFL Championship
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, joining from
Super XIII
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club
Baroudeurs de Pia XIII
Baroudeurs de Pia XIII are a French Rugby league team based in Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales, Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. SM Pia XIII was founded in 1960 and were national champions four times before they dropped o ...
International career
Pélissier made his full international debut for
France
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in 2011. He played for France in the
2013 Rugby League World Cup
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and
2014 European Cup
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. Pélissier returned to the international stage in the
end of year test match against England in Avignon. He scored France's lone try in the match as the French went on to be lose 6-40. During the
2017 World Cup in
Perth, Australia
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, Pélissier was expelled from the French delegation after breaking curfew.
References
External links
London Broncos profileLeigh Centurions profileFrance profile2017 RLWC profileSL profileFrench profileFrance RL profile
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1991 births
Living people
21st-century French sportsmen
AS Saint Estève players
Baroudeurs de Pia XIII players
Catalans Dragons players
France national rugby league team players
French people of Spanish descent
French rugby league players
Leigh Leopards players
Lézignan Sangliers players
London Broncos players
Oldham R.L.F.C. players
Rugby league hookers
Rugby league players from Perpignan
Sportspeople of Spanish descent
Toulouse Olympique players