Benjamin Jullien (born 1 March 1995) is a French

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footballer who plays as a for the

Baroudeurs de Pia XIII The Baroudeurs de Pia XIII, later known as the Pia Donkeys, are a French Rugby league team based in Pia, Pyrénées-Orientales in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The ''Baroudeurs'' play in the Elite Two Championship during their existence they ...

in the Elite One Championship and

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at international level. He previously played for SO Avignon in the Elite One Championship,

North Wales Crusaders The North Wales Crusaders ( cy, Croesgadwyr Gogledd Cymru Rygbi'r Gynghrair) is a professional rugby league club based in Colwyn Bay, Wales. They are the successors to the former Super League club Crusaders Rugby League. Crusaders compete in Be ...

in League 1 and the

Warrington Wolves The Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England, that competes in the Super League. They play rugby at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2004. Founded as Warringto ...

in the

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. He has also spent time on loan from

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at the

Rochdale Hornets The Rochdale Hornets are a professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, competing in the Championship, the second tier of European rugby league. The Rochdale Hornets are one of the original twenty-two rugby club ...

in Kingstone Press League 1 and the

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Background

Julien was born in

Avignon Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label=Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the commune ha ...

, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

Club career

Early career

Jullien began his career in the juniors at Sporting Olympique Avignon. He spent some time as a young player in Australia with

Brisbane Broncos The Brisbane Broncos Rugby League Football Club Ltd., commonly referred to as the Broncos, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in April 1987, the Broncos play in Australia's elite com ...

. In 2015, Jullien joined the

, playing 14 matches in League 1 and scoring 7 tries.

Warrington Wolves

Jullien joined

ahead of the 2016 Super League season, making his Super League debut from the bench in the round one victory over the

Leeds Rhinos The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club was formed in 1870 as Leeds St John's and play in the Super League, the top tier of English rugby league. They have played home matches at Head ...

. He scored his first Super League try in a victory over the

Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league club in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Super League. Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club, Wigan was a founding member of the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby ...

on April 28.

Catalans Dragons

He played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final victory over the

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International career

Jullien was a member of the France squad for the 2014 European Cup, but did not feature. He made his France début the following year in a victory over

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. He also participated for France in the 2015 European Cup where he played all 3 matches as well as in
test match
against

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. The following year he made another appearance for France in their end of year test match against England in Avignon. In the 2017 World Cup he played in all three games for France. In the opening game of the

2021 Rugby League World Cup The 2021 Rugby League World Cup (RLWC2021) was a collection of world cups in the sport of rugby league, held in England from 15 October to 19 November 2022. England won hosting rights for the competition on 27 October 2016. The bid received £ ...

group stage, Jullien scored two tries for France in a 34-12 victory over Greece.

References

External links

Catalans Dragons profileProfile at ffr13.frStatistics at rlwc2017.comSL profileFrance profileFrench profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jullien, Benjamin 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Avignon Baroudeurs de Pia XIII players Catalans Dragons players France national rugby league team players French rugby league players North Wales Crusaders players Rochdale Hornets players Rugby league second-rows Rugby league players from Avignon Sporting Olympique Avignon players Warrington Wolves players