Yvon Gourbal
Yvon Gourbal (Torreilles, 14 August 1939 - Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, 31 October 2004[2]) was a French rugby league player and coach.
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| Full name | Yvon Jean Roland Gourbal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 August 1939 Torreilles, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 October 2004 (aged 65) Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
He played several seasons for XIII Catalan, a rugby league club based in Perpignan, with which he won the Lord Derby Cup in 1959. Thanks to his club performances, he received 4 caps for France between 1960[3] and 1964 taking part at the 1960 Rugby League World Cup.
After his playing career, he embraced a successful coaching career. Under his guidance, XIII Catalan won four French Championships in a row in 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985, as well as a Lord Derby Cup in 1985. He ended his tenure at XIII Catalan in 1986, but he later coached Le Pontet from March 1987.
Honours
As player
- Team honours:
- Winner of the Lord Derby Cup in 1959[4] (XIII Catalan).
Cap details
| International matches played by Yvon Gourbal | |||||||||||
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| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition | Position | Points | Tries | Pen. | Drops | |||
| 1. | 26 March 1960 | Great Britain | 17-17 | Lock forward | 0 | 0 | - | - | |||
| 2. | 2 December 1962 | Great Britain | 17-12 | Lock forward | 0 | 0 | - | - | |||
| 3. | 17 February 1963 | Wales | 23-3 | Lock forward | 0 | 0 | - | - | |||
| 4. | 6 December 1964 | Great Britain | 18-8 | Lock forward | 0 | 0 | - | - | |||
As coach
- Team honours
- French Champion in 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985 (XIII Catalan).
- Winner of the Lord Derby Cup: 1985 (XIII Catalan).
- Runner-up at the French Championship: 1986[5] (XIII Catalan) and 1987 (Le Pontet).
- Runner-up at the Lord Derby Cup: 1983 (XIII Catalan).
Notes and references
References
- "Yvon Gourbal - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- "Espace de Recueillement de Monsieur Yvon GOURBAL". www.libramemoria.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- "Results for '"henry marr"' | Between 1st Jan 1960 and 31st Dec 1969 | Warwickshire, England | Location | British Newspaper Archive". Retrieved 2021-11-15 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Raphaël (2020-05-05). "Finale Coupe de France Lord Derby 1959: XIII Catalan 7 - 0 Avignon". Treize Mondial (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-15.
- "Coupe de France Lord Derby - FInale Coupe de France Lord Derby 1985: XIII Catalan 24 - 7 Limoux - Rugby à XIII - Treize Mondial". Treize Mondial.
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