Rémi Casty (born 5 February 1985) is a former French international professional rugby league footballer and current assistant coach for Toulouse Olympique in the Super League.
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| Full name | Rémi Casty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 February 1985 Narbonne, Aude, Occitania, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 10 lb (100 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played for the Sydney Roosters in 2014 before returning to Catalans.[4]
Background edit
Casty was born in Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France.
Playing career edit
Catalans Dragons edit
From being considered something of a fringe player during the Dragons first two seasons in the Super League, Casty matured and became an integral part of the French team, and regularly seen making hard yards from the interchange bench.[citation needed]
Casty enjoyed an excellent season in 2012 which culminated in him being named in the Super League Dream Team.
Sydney Roosters edit
Casty left Catalans to join Sydney Roosters in 2014, and made his debut for the club in the 2014 World Club Challenge. In Round 11 of the 2014 NRL season, Casty made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[5] He went on to make 11 further NRL appearances, scoring two tries before rejoining Catalans at the start of the 2015 season.[6]
Catalans Dragons (rejoin) edit
He played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.[7]
Toulouse Olympique edit
On 22 January 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Toulouse Olympique in the RFL Championship[8] Casty retired at the end of the 2021 season having helped Toulouse secure promotion to Super League.[9] He has joined on as assistant head coach for the 2022 season.
International career edit
He was a member of the France squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup and appeared in all four of France's matches at the tournament.
He was named in the France squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[10][11] On 3 November 2011, the annual RLIF Awards dinner was held at the Tower of London where Casty was named the French player of the year.[12]
In October 2016, Casty captained France in their end of year test match against England in Avignon. France lost the match 6-40.
References edit
- ^ "Catalans Dragons Equipe Saison 2015". Catalans Dragons site officiel. Catalans Dragons S.A.S.P. 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ Love Rugby League
- ^ Casty, Rémi. "Rémi Casty to join Sydney Roosters". catalansdragons.com. Catalans Dragons. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ "Late Mail: Robbo names debutant-duo". 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Casty returns to Dragons". Sporting Life. 29 September 2014. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "Catalans Dragons beat Warrington in Challenge Cup final to make history". The Guardian. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Remi Casty joins Toulouse". Love Rugby League. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Remi Casty retires after Toulouse reach Super League: 'This was my last dance'".
- ^ "France dominated by Dragons". Sky Sports. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
- ^ "France name official squad". RLWC2008. 24 September 2008. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
- ^ "Slater scoops player award". Sky Sports. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
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