Julian Bousquet

Julian Bousquet (born July 8, 1991) is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop[5] for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League and at international level for France.

Julian Bousquet
Personal information
Born (1991-07-08) 8 July 1991
Fabrezan, Occitanie, France
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight18 st 6 lb (117 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–11 Lézignan Sangliers 33 4 0 0 16
2012– Catalans Dragons 182 17 0 0 68
Total 215 21 0 0 84
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–17 France 12 0 0 0 0
As of 20 September 2019
Source: [2][3][4]

He previously played in the Elite One Championship for the Lézignan Sangliers.

Background

Bousquet was born in Fabrezan, Occitanie, France.

Club career

Bousquet began his career at Lézignan Sangliers. He moved to Catalans Dragons and made his debut in 2012. In early 2013 he was involved in a controversial incident during a match against Salford when he knocked Théo Fages unconscious with an illegal challenge, receiving a red card and subsequently being banned for four matches.

On May 30, 2015, Bousquet signed an extension to his Catalans contract.[6]

He played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[7]

International career

Bousquet made his début for France as a Substitute in the 46–10 victory over Scotland in the 2011 Autumn International Series match at Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan on Saturday 29 October 2011.[8]

Julian played in all 3 French matches of the 2014 European Cup campaign.

Julian appeared for France again in the 2015 European Cup tournament. He also played for France in their mid-tournament test-match against England. He was a part what was considered a 'weakened' French side due to injury and it showed with an appalling showing against their opponents.[9]

Bousquet played in France's lone international fixture of 2016, an end of year test match against England in Avignon.

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. RLP
  4. itsrugby
  5. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  6. Julian Bousquet signs new Catalans Dragons contract
  7. "Catalans Dragons beat Warrington in Challenge Cup final to make history". Guardian. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  8. "Profile at catalansdragons.com". catalansdragons.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  9. "England demolish France 84-4 in record win". Skysports.com. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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