Claude Mantoulan

Former France dual-code international rugby footballer

Claude Mantoulan

Personal information

Born| (1936-03-05)5 March 1936
Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Died| 9 September 1983(1983-09-09) (aged 47)
Perpignan, France

Playing information

Height| 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight| 72 kg (11 st 5 lb)

Rugby union

Position| Fly-half
| Club

Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
19??–59  | Section Paloise |  |  |  |  |
Representative
Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
1959  | France | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

Rugby league

Position| positions, stand-off
| Club

Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
1960–67  | Roanne |  |  |  |  |
1967–70  | XIII Catalan |  |  |  |  |
| Total  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
Representative
Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
1959–70  | France | 40  |  |  |  | 49

Source: [1][2][3]

As of 18 January 2021

Claude Mantoulan, nicknamed La Mantoule, (Pau, 5 March 1936 – Perpignan, 9 September 1983) is a French former rugby union and rugby league player.

## Biography

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A fly-half, centre or fullback, he had excellent technical and offensive qualifies but his defense was average.

Opting for rugby league, he is, after Gilbert Benausse, the second most capped player of the France national rugby league team.

## Rugby union career

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### Club

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* Section Paloise
* Runner-up at the Challenge Yves du Manoir (1959)

### France national team

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* International (1 capt) against Ireland (18) before the 1959 Five Nations Championship won by France.

## Rugby league career

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### Club

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* Roanne XIII[4]
* XIII Catalan

#### Palmarès

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* French Champion with Roanne XIII (1960), and XIII Catalan (1969)
* Winner of the Lord Derby Cup with Roanne XIII (1962), and XIII Catalan (1969)
* Runner-up of the French Championship with Roanne XIII (1961), and XIII Catalan (1970)
* Runner-up of the Lord Derby Cup with XIII Catalan (1967)

### France national team

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* International (46 caps) between 1959 and 1970 (his debut was against Australia (1959)).
* Took part at the 1960 Rugby League World Cup

## References

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1. ^ "Dragons Catalans › News › 2014 › April › 80e anniversaire du XIII Catalan". Les Dragons Catalans. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
2. ^ "le coteau – nécrologie. Adieu à Aldo Quaglio". www.leprogres.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2020.
3. ^ "ACCUEIL". Site des anciens de la Section Paloise (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2020.
4. ^ "le coteau – nécrologie. Adieu à Aldo Quaglio". www.leprogres.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 May 2020.

## External links

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* Claude Mantoulan international rugby union statistics at ESPN Scrum
* Claude Mantoulan at rugbyleagueproject.com

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France squad – 1960 Rugby League World Cup

* Jean Barthe (c)
* Gilbert Benausse
* René Benausse
* Marcel Bescos
* Angélo Boldini
* André Casas
* Jean Darricau
* Jacques Dubon
* Robert Eramouspé
* Bernard Fabre
* Jean Foussat
* Georges Fages
* Yvon Gourbal
* Raymond Gruppi
* Joseph Guiraud
* Antoine Jimenez
* André Lacaze
* Pierre Lacaze
* Roger Majoral
* André Marty
* Claude Mantoulan
* Yves Mézard
* Jacques Merquey
* Robert Moulinas
* Louis Poletti
* Aldo Quaglio
* Roger Rey
* Francis Rossi
* André Vadon
* Jean Vergès
* Coaches: René Duffort
* Jean Duhau

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*[G]: Goals
*[FG]: Field goals
*[P]: Points
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