Claude Mantoulan, nicknamed ''La Mantoule'', ( Pau, 5 March 1936 –

Perpignan Perpignan (, , ; ; ) is the prefectures in France, prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales departments of France, department in Southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the Me ...

, 9 September 1983) is a French former

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and

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player.

Biography

A fly-half, centre or fullback, he had excellent technical and offensive qualifies but his defense was average. Opting for rugby league, he is, after Gilbert Benausse, the second most capped player of the

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Rugby union career

Club

Section Paloise Section Paloise (), often referred to simply as la Section or Pau (), is a professional rugby union club based in Pau, France. They are participants in the Top 14, France's premier rugby division, and also compete in the EPCR Challenge Cup. The ...

** Runner-up at the

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(1959)

France national team

* International (1 capt) against

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(18) before the 1959

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won by France.

Rugby league career

Club

* Roanne XIII *

XIII Catalan XIII Catalan is a rugby league team from Perpignan in the Pyrénées-Orientales region of southern France. They were founded in 1934, and thus were founding members of the French rugby league championship. In 2000 their senior team merged with ...

Palmarès

* French Champion with Roanne XIII (1960), and XIII Catalan (1969) * Winner of the

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with Roanne XIII (1962), and XIII Catalan (1969) * Runner-up of the French Championship with Roanne XIII (1961), and XIII Catalan (1970) * Runner-up of the Lord Derby Cup with XIII Catalan (1967)

France national team

* International (46 caps) between 1959 and 1970 (his debut was against Australia (1959)). * Took part at the

1960 Rugby League World Cup The 1960 Rugby League World Cup was the third World Cup for men’s national teams and was held between 24 September and 8 October and hosted in England. The same format used in 1957 was used, with Great Britain winning their second World Cup af ...

References

External links

Claude Mantoulan international rugby union statistics
at ESPN Scrum

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