Jason Baitieri

Jason Baitieri
Personal information
Born (1989-07-02) 2 July 1989
Paris, France
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 95 kg (14 st 13 lb)[1]
Playing information
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Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010 Sydney Roosters 1 0 0 0 0
2011– Catalans Dragons 203 19 0 0 76
2014(loan) → Saint-Esteve 3 2 0 0 4
Total 207 21 0 0 80
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2010–17 France 19 2 0 0 8
As of 1 October 2018
Source: [2][3][4]

Jason Baitieri (born 2 July 1989) is French international rugby league footballer who plays for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League, having previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. He plays as a loose forward.

Background

Baitieri was born in Paris, France to an Australian father Tas, a former professional rugby league player and coach, and a French mother.[5] He played his junior rugby league in Toulouse before returning to Castle Hill, New South Wales when he was 8, where he played for the Hills District Bulls.[6] He represented the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team in 2007 while attending Oakhill College.

Playing career

Baitieri joined the Sydney Roosters via their feeder club, the Newtown Jets. He made his NRL debut against the Wests Tigers in May 2010.[6] In August 2010, he joined the Catalans Dragons on a two-year contract.[7][8]

Baitieri made his international debut for France in the 2010 European Cup. He also played in a friendly international against England in 2011, 2012 Autumn International Series and he captained his country for the first time in their 2014 European Cup campaign.

After missing France's first match of the 2015 European Cup and test-match with England due to injury, Jason returned to captain France in their European Cup match against Wales.

In July 2015, Baitieri extended his contract with Catalans for a further two years.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Catalans Dragons Equipe Saison 2015". Catalans Dragons site officiel. Catalans Dragons S.A.S.P. 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. ↑ loverugbyleague
  3. ↑ "Jason Baitieri". Rugby League Project.
  4. ↑ itsrugby
  5. ↑ "Proud family to get behind Baiteri". Cultural Pulse. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  6. 1 2 Lewis, Daniel (3 May 2010). "Family affair has a French connection". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  7. ↑ "Aussie scrum-half Jason Baitieri signs for Catalans". BBC. 31 August 2010.
  8. ↑ Hadfield, Dave (1 September 2010). "Dragons begin rebuilding with Baitieri". The Independent. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Jason Baitieri signs two-year extension with Catalans Dragons". Sky Sports. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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