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| Born | (1966-12-11) 11 December 1966 (age 58) Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Divet, (born 11 December 1966), is a French former rugby league footballer who played as second-row or loose forward.
Biography
Born in Bordeaux, France, Divet moved to Australia at a young age, where he began playing rugby league. He returned to France in 1985, aged 18, and signed for Limoux.
During his career, he is one of the few French players to start an overseas experience playing for English sides such as Hull FC, and Featherstone Rovers. In France, he notably played for Carcassonne and Limoux.
His club performance allowed him to represent France with which he notably disputed the 1985-1988 and 1989-1992 Rugby League World Cups.
Honours
Club
- French Rugby League Championship:
- Runner-up in 1990 (Carcassonne)
- Champion in 1992 (Carcassonne)
- Lord Derby Cup:
- Champion en 1990 (Carcassonne)
- Champion in 1996 (Limoux)
- Runner-up in 1997 (Limoux)
- Rugby Football League Championship Second Division
- Champion in 1993 (Featherstone Rovers)
References
- "Player Summary: Daniel Divet". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- Daniel Divet at rugbyleagueproject.com
- "Rugby League Heroes: Daniel Divet". Total Rugby League. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- "Memory Lane: The French Connection". Hull FC News. 13 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- "Featherstone fired up to gatecrash". The Independent. 1 April 1995. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- "Rugby League: Aston makes the difference to Rovers: Workington prove". The Independent. 5 October 1994. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
External links
- Profile at fevarchive.co.uk
