Roger Garrigue (born 26 June 1941), sometimes written as Roger Garrigues (born in

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...

, on 26 May 1941), is a French former professional

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footballer and coach, who played as or .

Biography

Originally, a rugby union player formed at TOEC XV, Garrigue would later switch codes to play for Saint-Gaudens and then, for

Toulouse Olympique Toulouse Olympique or TO XIII is a professional rugby league club in Toulouse, south-west France. Founded in 1937, two years after the French Rugby League Federation, the club is a six-time winner of the French Rugby League Championship. The cl ...

, where he would play for most of his career, before joining

Villefranche-de-Rouergue Villefranche-de-Rouergue (; oc, Vilafranca de Roergue ) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Villefranche-de-Rouergue station has rail connections to Toulouse, Figeac and Aurillac. History At the end of the Albigensian ...

. Defined as "An excellent defender and strategist", an author in 1984 estimated that he missed "the great acceleration, which decides everything, to equal the more sophisticated players at his preferred position". He also represented

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, playing in the

1968 Rugby League World Cup The 1968 Rugby League World Cup tournament was the fourth staging of the Rugby League World Cup, and was held in Australia and New Zealand during May and June in 1968. Contested by the men's national rugby league football teams of the two host ...

final lost against

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. Garrigue also was the coach of France national rugby league team in 1978 and then, in 1981,04 Jul 1981 - RUGBY LEAGUE Frenchmen hope for upset in 1st test
coaching France in two tests lost against

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Carlaw Park Carlaw Park was a multi-purpose stadium in Parnell, New Zealand, Parnell, a central suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It neighboured the Auckland Domain's Northern end. It was primarily used for rugby league and had a peak spectator capacity of aro ...

. An aeronautical technician, according to a source in 2011, he lives in " Ariège, near Suc".

Honours

* Rugby league : *

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: ** 1 time runner-up in

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

International caps

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Garrigue, Roger 1941 births Living people France national rugby league team captains France national rugby league team coaches France national rugby league team players French rugby league coaches French rugby league players Rugby league centres Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league halfbacks Saint-Gaudens Bears players Sportspeople from Toulouse Toulouse Olympique players Villefranche XIII Aveyron players Racing Club Albi XIII players