Guy Delaunay (born 20 September 1960) is a French rugby league player who represented France national rugby league team.
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| Born | September 24, 1960 France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
Starting his career for XIII Catalan, Delaunay marked the 1980s with said club winning several French Championship titles in 1982. 1983, 1984 and 1985 and a Lord Derby Cup in 1980. He later joined the other club of Perpignan, AS Saint Esteve, with which he won a new French Championship title in 1989. Delaunay made his debut for France in 1980 against a touring New Zealand side. He went on to play in 17 test matches for France, including against touring Australian sides in 1982 and 1990, and in matches that were part of the 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup and 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cups.[1]
Later years edit
Delaunay later worked for Union Treiziste Catalane and the Pia Donkeys.[2]
Honours edit
- French Rugby League Championship :
- Champion in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 (XIII Catalan) and 1989 (Saint-Estève).
- Runner-up in 1981[3] (XIII Catalan).
- Lord Derby Cup :
- Champion in 1980 (XIII Catalan).
- Runner-up in 1983 (XIII Catalan) and 1988 (Saint-Estève).
References edit
- ^ a b Guy Delaunay rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ Elias, John (1 August 2010). Sin Bin: The Untold Story of a True Footy Bad Boy. Pan Macmillan Australia. ISBN 9781742621739. Retrieved 14 November 2017 – via Google Books.
- ^ The final did not arrived at its end, thus ending up without a winner.