Théodore Pascal Fages (born 23 August 1994) is a French professional

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footballer who plays as a and for the

Catalans Dragons The Catalans Dragons (French language, French: ''Dragons Catalans'', Catalan language, Catalan: ''Dracs Catalans'') are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France. Despite being based in France the ...

in the

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and

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at international level. He previously played for the

Salford Red Devils The Salford Red Devils are a professional rugby league club in Salford, England. They play home games at Salford Community Stadium in Barton upon Irwell and compete in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league system, British rugb ...

, St Helens and the

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in the

. He played as a earlier in his career.

Background

He is the son of former French international Pascal Fages who appeared for France in the

1995 Rugby League World Cup The 1995 Rugby League World Cup (also known as Halifax Centenary World Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh World Cup for mens national rugby league teams. It was held between 7–28 October and hosted by England and Wales and was wo ...

. Théo replicated his father's achievements in playing for France at a World Cup when he captained his nation at the

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Club career

Salford Red Devils

Fages joined

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as a 16-year-old, progressing through the club's academy system. He made his

début for Salford in the first match of the 2013's

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in a defeat by

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; the following week he played against

and was knocked unconscious in the opening minutes of the match by Julian Bousquet, which resulted in a red card for the Catalan player. Fages salford

In 2015, Fages submitted a transfer request to leave Salford, with Salford owner Marwan Koukash demanding a world record transfer fee for the player.

St Helens

On Tuesday 22 September, it was announced that Fages would be released from the Salford club, following receipt of an undisclosed transfer fee. Two days later it was announced that he would join St. Helens from 2016. On 3 June 2019 Fages signed a contract extension keeping him at St Helens until 2021. Fages played in the 2019 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the

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. Fages played in the 2019 Super League Grand Final victory over the

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. Fages scored his first

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for St Helens in the

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win against

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on 11 September 2020. Fages played in St Helens 8-4

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victory over Wigan at the Kingston Communications Stadium in Hull. Fages played for St. Helens in their

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victory over Castleford.

Huddersfield Giants

On the 13 October 2021, it was confirmed that Fages would be joining

from 2022. Fages made his club debut for Huddersfield in round 1 of the 2022 Super League season where they defeated

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42-14. On 11 August 2023, Fages signed a two-year deal to join the

ahead of the 2024 Super League season.

Catalans Dragons

Fages made his club debut for Catalans in round 1 of the 2024 Super League season against

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. The following week, he scored two tries for Catalans in their 34-0 victory over the newly promoted

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side.

International career

Fages made his début for

in the victory over

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at the

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, and went on to make one further appearance in the tournament. He played in the

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, scoring his first try for France in a victory over

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. He was named captain of the French team prior to the

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. In the tournament he scored against

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(1 try).

References

External links

St Helens profileFrance profile2017 RLWC profileSL profileSaints Heritage Society profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fages, Theo 1994 births Living people 21st-century French sportsmen Catalans Dragons players France national rugby league team captains France national rugby league team players French rugby league players Huddersfield Giants players Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league five-eighths Salford Red Devils players St Helens R.F.C. players