Antoni Maria (born 21 March 1987) is a French rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for FC Lezignan in the Elite One Championship and France at international level.
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| Born | 21 March 1987 Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 10 lb (100 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played in France for the Saint-Gaudens Bears in the Elite One Championship, Toulouse Olympique French top flight and the Co-operative Championship and Saint-Esteve in the Elite One Championship. Maria then transferred to the Catalans Dragons and the Leigh Centurions in the Super League. He spent time on loan from the Dragons at Hull Kingston Rovers.
Background edit
Maria was born in Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot, France.
Club career edit
Toulouse Olympique edit
Maria began his career at Toulouse Olympique in the Championship between 2009 and 2011.
Catalans Dragons edit
When Toulouse withdrew from the Championship, Maria joined Super League club Catalans Dragons, making his Super League début against Castleford Tigers in 2012.
Leigh Centurions edit
Maria joined Leigh Centurions for the 2017 season following their promotion to Super League.[5]
Catalans Dragons (return) edit
In October 2017 Maria signed a two-year deal to return to Catalans Dragons.[6]
Hull Kingston Rovers edit
On 25 April 2019 he joined Hull Kingston Rovers on an initial one month's loan due to an injury crisis at the East Hull outfit. He made his debut for the Robins 3 days later in the 28-24 away defeat by the Leeds Rhinos
FC Lézignan XIII edit
On 17 July 2020 it was reported that he had signed for FC Lézignan XIII in the Elite One Championship[7]
International career edit
Maria is a France international. He was a member of the French team that played in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, in the 2014 and 2015 European Cup tournaments. He also played for France in their 2015 European Cup mid-tournament test-match against England.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Catalans Dragons Equipe Saison 2015". Catalans Dragons site officiel. Catalans Dragons S.A.S.P. 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Antoni Maria - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Players - Love Rugby League". Loverugbyleague.org. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ itsrugby
- ^ "Leigh Centurions: Danny Tickle and Antoni Maria join Championship side". Bbc.co.uk. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Antoni Maria: Catalans Dragons re-sign Leigh Centurions prop". BBC Sport. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Antoni Maria: Catalans Dragons prop to leave at end of 2020 season". BBC Sport. 17 Jul 2020. Retrieved 13 Jan 2021.
- ^ "England demolish France 84-4 in record win". Skysports.com. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
