Jason Baitieri
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Jason Baitieri
Jason Baitieri (born 2 July 1989 in Paris
, France
) is a French-Australian professional rugby league
footballer for the Catalans Dragons
of Super League
. A France international representative forward, he previously played for the Sydney Roosters
of the National Rugby League
.
, Jason was born in Paris, but played junior rugby league in Toulouse
before returning to Castle Hill, New South Wales
when he was 8 to play for the Hills District Bulls
, a team in the Parramatta District Junior Rugby League competition, based in Baulkham Hills
. He also played for the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team.
Jason Baitieri (born 2 July 1989 in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) is a French-Australian professional 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...
footballer for the Catalans Dragons
Catalans Dragons
The Catalans Dragons are a French professional rugby league club based in Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales. They currently play in the Super League, and are the only team in the competition from outside of the United Kingdom...
of Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
. A France international representative forward, he previously played for the Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
of the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
.
Junior career
The son of former player and coach Tas BaitieriTas Baitieri
Tas Baitieri is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He played for the Penrith Panthers, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in Australia and Paris Châtillon XIII in France...
, Jason was born in Paris, but played junior rugby league in Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
before returning to Castle Hill, New South Wales
Castle Hill, New South Wales
Castle Hill is a suburb in the north-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Castle Hill is located 31 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the Hills District of the Greater Western Sydney region...
when he was 8 to play for the Hills District Bulls
Hills District Bulls
The Hills District Bulls is a Parramatta Eels junior football club which play in Baulkham Hills at Crestwood Oval. They have played in the Parramatta District since 1964. They field teams in all age groups including 2 C-Grade teams and a A-Grade and A-Reserve team.-History:Over a few beers at the...
, a team in the Parramatta District Junior Rugby League competition, based in Baulkham Hills
Baulkham Hills, New South Wales
Baulkham Hills is a suburb in the north-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Baulkham Hills is located 31 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire...
. He also played for the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team.