Joseph Krawzyck is 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 represented

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in the 1954 World Cup.

Biography

Krawzyck, then playing for

Lyon Villeurbanne XIII Lyon Villeurbanne XIII are a semi-professional rugby league club from the town of Lyon, Rhône-Alpes in France. Formed in 1934 they are one of the oldest clubs in France. During the 1950s they won both the league and cup. They currently play in ...

, was called up to represent

at the first edition of the Rugby League World Cup played in France. He took part at all of the tournament matches, scoring a try during the pool stage match against

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, which ended 13-0. He took part as well at the final, which was also played against the same opposition team at the

Parc des Princes Parc des Princes () is an all-seater stadium, all-seater Association football, football stadium in Paris, France, in the south-west of the French capital, inside the 16th arrondissement of Paris, 16th arrondissement, near the Stade Jean-Bouin ...

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in front of 30.368 spectators, but could not prevent the British national side from winning their first World Cup title.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Krawzyk, Joseph Possibly living people French rugby league players French people of Polish descent France national rugby league team players Lyon Villeurbanne XIII players Montpellier Red Devils players RC Roanne XIII players Rugby league props Year of birth missing Place of birth missing