Max Rousié

Max Rousié (18 July 1912 - 2 June 1959)^[1] was a French rugby league and rugby union footballer who rose to prominence in the 1930s. He was a dual-code international, eventually becoming captain of the French rugby league team.

He was born in Marmande, Lot-et-Garonne, and died in a car accident in 1959 in Saint-Justin, Landes.

Career

Rugby union:

• International (4 selections) in team of France (1931 to 1934).

Rugby league:

• Champion of France with the SAV.13 (1935) (1st championship),
• Winner of the Coupe de France with the Roanne rugby league club (1938),
• Champion of France with the Roanne rugby league club (1939),
• Captain of the French team that won the 1938–39 European Rugby League Championship

Max Rousié has been honoured by the following:

• In 1988 he was inducted into the International Rugby League Hall of Fame.
• The Max Rousié Shield is awarded to the winner of the French rugby league championship.
• Paris' Stade Max Rousié and Centre Sportif Max Rousié are named in his honour.
• in Villeneuve-sur-Lot the avenue leading to the Stade de la Myre Mory carries his name.

References

1. ^ "Max Rousie". ESPN Scrum. ESPN EMEA Ltd. http://www.espnscrum.com/france/rugby/player/3844.html. Retrieved 24 October 2011. 

External links

• Profile at La Dépêche (in French)

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Name	Rousie, Max
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Date of birth	18 July 1912
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Date of death	2 June 1959
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