Ilias Bergal (born 6 April 1996) is a

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

rugby league footballer who plays for Toulouse Olympique as a er in the Betfred Championship. He previously played for the

Leigh Centurions The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, who compete in the Betfred Super League. The club was founded in 1878, and is one of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern R ...

and the

Swinton Lions The Swinton Lions are a professional rugby league club based in Swinton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Championship. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. Before 1996, the club was known s ...

Background

Bergal was born in

Perpignan Perpignan (, , ; ca, Perpinyà ; es, Perpiñán ; it, Perpignano ) is the prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the ...

, France.

Club career

Bergal began his career in the junior teams of the Catalans Dragons, where he represented France at junior level and was a prolific try scorer for the club's reserve team. In 2017, Bergal joined the

on a short-term contract. In October 2017, Bergal signed for the

on a two-year contract.

International career

Bergal was named as a standby player for France's squad at the

2017 Rugby League World Cup The 2017 Rugby League World Cup was the fifteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup tournament and took place in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea between 27 October and 2 December 2017. The tournament featured the national teams ...

. He was called into the main squad prior to the tournament when

Hakim Miloudi Hakim Miloudi (born 26 June 1993) is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays as a or er for the London Broncos in the Betfred Super League, and France at international level. He previously played for Saint-Esteve, AS Carca ...

was dropped for a breach of team discipline.

References

External links

Leigh Centurions profile2017 RLWC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bergal, Ilias 1996 births Living people AS Saint Estève players France national rugby league team players French rugby league players Leigh Leopards players Rugby league wingers Rugby league players from Perpignan Swinton Lions players Toulouse Olympique players Workington Town players