Joseph Crespo (Elne, 1 January 1925 - Mably, 7 May 2004) was a French rugby union and rugby league player who represented France in the 1951 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand and 1954 World Cup.
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| Born | 1 January 1925 Elne, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitania, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 May 2004 (aged 79) Mably, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editCrespo started to play rugby union for USA Perpignan,[2] with which he became1943-44 French Rugby Union Championship French Champion in 1944. In the same year, he returned to play rugby league, which was forbidden by the Vichy regime between 1941 and 1944, joining RC Roanne XIII and later for Lyon Villeurbanne XIII. He earned 26 caps for France, between 1948 and 1954, taking part to the 1951 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand and the 1954 World Cup. During his active life, he worked as sales rep for home improvement articles.
See also
edit- Henri Riu (French rugby union and rugby league player)
References
edit- ^ Joseph Crespo rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ "Wikiwix's cache". archive.wikiwix.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
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