Francois Rinaldi (1924-2002) was a French

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footballer who represented

France national rugby league team The France national rugby league team represent France in international rugby league matches. They are referred to as ''les Chanticleers'' or less commonly as ''les Tricolores''. The team is run under the auspices of the Fédération Française ...

Playing career

Rinaldi played for France, including touring Australia and New Zealand in 1951 and playing in the

1954 Rugby League World Cup The 1954 Rugby League World Cup was rugby league football's first World Cup and was held in France in October–November 1954. Officially known as the "Rugby World Cup", SPARC, 2009: 28 four nations competed in the tournament: Australia, France, ...

Honours

Club

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** Runner-up in

1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...

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) *Rugby League European Nations Cup ** 1 time champion in 1951 and 1952 (France) *French Championship ** 1 time champion in 1949 (

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

) **3 times runner-up in 1950, 1952 and 1954 (Marseille) *

Lord Derby Cup The French Rugby League Cup (french: Coupe de France de Rugby à XIII), also called Lord Derby Cup (french: Coupe Lord Derby) after its championship trophy, is the premier knockout competition for the sport of rugby league football in France. Th ...

**1 time runner-up in 1957 (Marseille) **1 time runner-up in 1955 (Marseille)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rinaldi, François 1924 births 2002 deaths France national rugby league team players French rugby league players Marseille XIII players Rugby league props Sportspeople from Haute-Corse