Éric Anselme (born 20 May 1978) is a French former professional
rugby league
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footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, former head coach of
RC Albi XIII in the
Elite One Championship and current head coach of the U19 National French Team. He played at club level for
Toulouse Olympique and
Leeds Rhinos
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Heritage number 1373.
He has previously played for
St Gaudens and
Racing Club Albi XIII
Racing Club Albi XIII originally called Racing Club Albigeois XIII and more recently also known as Albi Tigers are a semi-professional rugby league team based in Albi in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie region in southern France. ...
in the
French Rugby League Championship competition.
In the early part of his career he played numerous times in the Halifax RLFC Alliance team Heritage number 1105, and made his début in the 32–0 defeat by Paris, played in Narbonne.
He has also appeared for the
French national side on 29 occasions, including on the
2001 tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, and at the
2008 Rugby League World Cup
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.
References
External links
Super League profileLeeds sign French internationalProfile at leedsrugbyÉric Anselme at to13.com
1978 births
Living people
France national rugby league team players
French rugby league coaches
French rugby league players
Halifax R.L.F.C. players
Leeds Rhinos players
Penrith Panthers players
Racing Club Albi XIII players
Rugby league centres
Rugby league players from Toulouse
Rugby league second-rows
Saint-Gaudens Bears players
Toulouse Olympique players
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