Jason Baitieri (born 2 July 1989) is France international rugby league footballer who plays as a for the FC Lézignan XIII in the Elite One Championship. He has previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL and on loan from Catalans at Saint-Esteve in the Elite One Championship.

Background

Baitieri was born in Paris, France to an Australian father Tas, a former professional rugby league footballer and coach, and a French mother. He played his junior rugby league in Toulouse before returning to Castle Hill, New South Wales when he was 8, where he played for the Hills District Bulls. Baiteri was educated at Oakhill College, Castle Hill and represented the 2007 Australian Schoolboys.

Playing career

Baitieri joined the Sydney Roosters via their feeder club, the Newtown Jets. He made his NRL debut against the Wests Tigers in May 2010. In August 2010, he joined the Catalans Dragons on a two-year contract. In July 2015, Baitieri extended his contract with Catalans for a further two years. He played in the

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victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.

International career

Baitieri made his international debut for France in the

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. He also played in a friendly international against England in 2011,

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and he captained his country for the first time in their

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campaign. After missing France's first match of the

2015 European Cup The 2015 European Cup was an international rugby league football tournament. The tournament took place between 16 October and 7 November in Wales, France, Scotland and Ireland. Scotland were the defending champions. Four teams competed in the 20 ...

and test-match with England due to injury, Jason returned to captain France in their European Cup match against Wales. He was selected in

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squad for the

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References

External links

Catalans Dragons profileSydney Roosters profileFrance profile2017 RLWC profileSL profile
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