Mathias Pala (born 14 June 1989) is a French rugby league footballer who currently plays for RC Baho XIII in the Elite Two Championship. He previously played for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League and their feeder club Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan in the Elite One Championship and English club Leigh Centurions. He plays as a centre.
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| Born | 14 June 1989 Carpentras, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | centre, fullback, wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background edit
Pala was born in Carpentras, France and trained in Limoux.
Career edit
He has previously played in the Super League for the Catalans Dragons and in Australia with the Balmain Tigers.[2]
He represented France in 2011 against England.[3] He is of Italian descent.[4]
He has also played for France in the 2012 Autumn International Series as well as the 2014 European Cup. Pala returned to the international scene in 2016, playing in a one-off test match against England in Avignon.
References edit
- ^ Mathias Pala rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ "SLStats: Mathias Pala". Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Rugby League International Federation". Gillette4nations.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII". Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.