Frederic Teixido is a French

French people

The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...

 former rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 player who represented his country

France national rugby league team

The France national rugby league team represent France in international rugby league tournaments. They are also sometimes referred to as "Les Tricolores" or more commonly "Les Chanticleers"...

 in the 1995

1995 Rugby League World Cup

The 1995 Rugby League World Cup was held during October in the United Kingdom. It was the eleventh staging of the Rugby League World Cup and was marketed as the Halifax Centenary World Cup, reflecting the tournament's sponsorship and the fact that 1995 marked the 100th birthday of the sport...

 and 2000 World Cups

2000 Rugby League World Cup

The 2000 Rugby League World Cup was the twelfth staging of the Rugby League World Cup and was held during October and November of that year in Great Britain, Ireland and France...

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Playing career

Teixido began his career with the Limoux Grizzlies

Limoux Grizzlies

Limoux Grizzlies are a French rugby league club from the town of Limoux in the département of Aude. They play in the Elite One Championship.-History:The Limoux club was founded in 1951. The club won its first and thus far only French Championship in 1968...

. In 1994 he was selected by France

France national rugby league team

The France national rugby league team represent France in international rugby league tournaments. They are also sometimes referred to as "Les Tricolores" or more commonly "Les Chanticleers"...

 and played in a test match against Great Britain

Great Britain national rugby league team

The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....

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He was subsequently selected to play for France in the 1995 World Cup

1995 Rugby League World Cup

The 1995 Rugby League World Cup was held during October in the United Kingdom. It was the eleventh staging of the Rugby League World Cup and was marketed as the Halifax Centenary World Cup, reflecting the tournament's sponsorship and the fact that 1995 marked the 100th birthday of the sport...

. In 1996 Teixido moved to the Super League

Super League

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, joining the Paris Saint Germain club.

Teixido spent 1999 with the Sheffield Eagles

Sheffield Eagles

Sheffield Eagles RLFC are an English rugby league club based in the South Yorkshire city of Sheffield. They currently play in the Co-operative Championship. Their home games are played at Bramall Lane after leaving Don Valley Stadium in late 2009....

 in the Super League

Super League

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. He was again selected for France for the 2000 World Cup

2000 Rugby League World Cup

The 2000 Rugby League World Cup was the twelfth staging of the Rugby League World Cup and was held during October and November of that year in Great Britain, Ireland and France...

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In 2001 he toured New Zealand with the French national side. By this time he was playing for the Limoux Grizzlies

Limoux Grizzlies

Limoux Grizzlies are a French rugby league club from the town of Limoux in the département of Aude. They play in the Elite One Championship.-History:The Limoux club was founded in 1951. The club won its first and thus far only French Championship in 1968...

again.