Roger Rey (19 April 1931 – 16 September 2022) was a French professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who played in the 1950s and 60s. He played at representative level for

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, and at club level for

Vedène XIII National Division 2 is the fourth tier of rugby league in France, below the National Division 1. The season runs from September to April. The Division is split into 5 regional leagues, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrenees, Aquitaine, Ile de Franc ...

(two spells),

Avignon Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label=Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the commune ha ...

and

Lyon Villeurbanne XIII Lyon Villeurbanne XIII are a semi-professional rugby league club from the town of Lyon, Rhône-Alpes in France. Formed in 1934 they are one of the oldest clubs in France. During the 1950s they won both the league and cup. They currently play in ...

, as , i.e. number 3 or 4.

Background

Roger Rey was born in

Vedène Vedène (; oc, Vedena) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a northeastern suburb of Avignon, crossed by the A7 autoroute. Population See also *Communes of the Vauclu ...

, France. He died in

Orange, Vaucluse Orange (; Provençal: ''Aurenja'' or ''Aurenjo'' ) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is about north of Avignon, on the departmental border with Gard, which follows ...

on 16 September 2022, at the age of 91.

Playing career

Rey played for

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of ...

, with which he won the French Championship in 1951 and 1955, as well the Lord Derby Cup in 1952. He also represented

at the

1960 Rugby League World Cup The 1960 Rugby League World Cup was the third staging of the tournament and the first Rugby League World Cup to be held in Great Britain. The same format as used in 1957 was used, with a group stage leading to a final table. The 1960 World Cup ...

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rey, Roger 1931 births 2022 deaths France national rugby league team players French rugby league players Lyon Villeurbanne XIII players Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Sporting Olympique Avignon players Sportspeople from Vaucluse Vedène XIII players