Christian Sabatié

Christian Sabatié (born 20 June 1941) is a French former rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, as a prop.

Christian Sabatié
Date of birth (1941-06-20) 20 June 1941
Place of birthAllez-et-Cazeneuve, France
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight14[1] st 0 lb (89 kg; 196 lb)
Rugby league career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
19??-?? Villeneuve-sur-Lot ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1964-72 France 29 ()
[2][3][4]

Background

Christian Sabatié was born in Allez-et-Cazeneuve, France.

Playing career

He played for Villeneuve-sur-Lot,[5] with which he won a historic treble.[6] He also was called up for France national team, with which he played the 1968 Rugby League World Cup final lost against Australia. Outside the sport, he worked as a mechanic.[7]

Honours

International caps

Cap details
Christian Sabatié international matches
Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Position Points Tries Pen. Drops
playing for France
. 25 May 1968 Carlaw Park, Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand 15-10 World Cup Prop - - - -
. 2 June 1968 Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia Great Britain 7-2 World Cup Prop - - - -
. 8 June 1968 Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia Australia 4-37 World Cup Prop - - - -
. 10 June 1968 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australie Australia 2-20 World Cup Prop - - - -
. 25 October 1970 Hull, England New Zealand 15-16 World Cup Prop - - - -
. 28 October 1970 Castleford, England Grande-Bretagne 0-6 World Cup Prop - - - -
. 1 November 1970 Bradford, England Australie 17-15 World Cup Prop - - - -

References
  1. "Vol. 49 No. 20 (May 25, 1968)". nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. "Ailleres Still Star of France". nla.gov.au. 12 May 1968. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. "Today's Game In Auckland - France's Squad". nla.gov.au. 25 May 1968. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. damien (2012-10-14). "L'Epopée du 13 vert". Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  6. "M. "caramel" s'en souvient..." ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  7. "Vol. 49 No. 17 (May 12, 1968)". nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
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