Antoine Jimenez
Antoine Jimenez (9 May 1929 – 19 November 2019) was a French rugby league player and coach who represented France in two Rugby League World Cups.
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| Born | 9 May 1929 Mauléon-Licharre, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 November 2019 (aged 90)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
A great promise of rugby union under the colours of Pau, however, Jimenez chose to play rugby league for Villeneuve.
Jimenez made his debut for France against England in 1953, as part of that year's European Championship. He was part of the French squad for the 1954 and 1957 Rugby League World Cups. In 1959 he played in two test matches against the touring Australian side, captaining the side in one of the matches. His last internationals were in 1960, as part of a tour of New Zealand.
After his player career, Jimenez became the first national technical director within FFJ XIII between 1960 and 1978[4].
Later years
Jimenez coached France in one test match, against Australia on 21 June 1975 at Lang Park.[3]
References
- Antoine Jimenez's obituary (in French)
- Antoine Jiminez (sic) rugbyleagueproject.org
- http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/antoine-jiminez/summary.html
- Rylance, Mike (25 November 2019). "Classy operator who captained great France side. Antoine Jimenez who captained France the France team during part of its greatest period, has died at the age of 90". Rugby League & League Express. 3199: 21.