Rémi Casty (born 5 February 1985) is a former French international professional

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footballer and current assistant coach for

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in the

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. He played for the

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in 2014 before returning to

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Background

Casty was born in

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Playing career

Catalans Dragons

From being considered something of a fringe player during the Dragons first two seasons in the Super League, Casty matured and became an integral part of the French team, and regularly seen making hard yards from the interchange bench. Casty enjoyed an excellent season in 2012 which culminated in him being named in the

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Sydney Roosters

Casty left Catalans to join

in 2014, and made his debut for the club in the

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. In Round 11 of the

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, Casty made his

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debut for the Roosters against the

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. He went on to make 11 further NRL appearances, scoring two tries before rejoining Catalans at the start of the 2015 season.

Catalans Dragons (rejoin)

He played in the

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victory over the

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Toulouse Olympique

On 22 January 2021, it was reported that he had signed for

in the

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Casty retired at the end of the 2021 season having helped Toulouse secure promotion to Super League. He has joined on as assistant head coach for the 2022 season.

International career

He was a member of the France squad for the

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and appeared in all four of France's matches at the tournament. He was named in the France squad for the

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. On 3 November 2011, the annual

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dinner was held at the

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where Casty was named the French player of the year. In October 2016, Casty captained France in their end of year test match against England in Avignon. France lost the match 6-40.

References

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