Jean-Claude Cros ( Saint-Benoît-de-Carmaux, 10 June 1941 – Albi, 28 May 2023) was a French

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

player who played as fullback.

Biography

Cros played for

Albi Albi (; oc, Albi ) is a commune in southern France. It is the prefecture of the Tarn department, on the river Tarn, 85 km northeast of Toulouse. Its inhabitants are called ''Albigensians'' (french: Albigeois, Albigeoise(s), oc, albig� ...

and then for

Lézignan Sangliers Lézignan may refer to: In geography: * Lézignan, Hautes-Pyrénées, a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, France * Lézignan-Corbières, a commune in the Aude department, France * Lézignan-la-Cèbe Lézignan-la-Cèbe (; oc, Lesinhan ...

during his career. He also represented France in the

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, playing in the last match against

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. In 1972, Cros had to end his career at the age of 30 years due to an injury to a collarbone before a match against his former club, Albi.

Honours

* Rugby league : *

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: ** Runner-up

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

(

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Caps

Cap details

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cros, Jean-Claude 1941 births 2023 deaths Sportspeople from Occitania (administrative region) France national rugby league team players French rugby league players Lézignan Sangliers players Racing Club Albi XIII players Rugby league fullbacks