Julien Touxagas
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Julien Touxagas
Julien Touxagas (born February 12, 1984 in Perpignan
, France
) is a rugby league
player. He currently plays for the Catalans Dragons
in the European Super League
competition.
, although he has also featured at loose forward. He fell out of favour at Les Catalans at the back end of 2007, a year in which he appeared in the Challenge Cup
Final at Wembley Stadium
. During 2008, he has forced his way back into the side, making a number of appearances and notably scoring a 90 metre try in Cardiff, against Harlequins RL
He has been named in the France training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
.
Touxagas continued to represent France in the 2009 Four Nations tournament.
Julien Touxagas (born February 12, 1984 in Perpignan
Perpignan
-Sport:Perpignan is a rugby stronghold: their rugby union side, USA Perpignan, is a regular competitor in the Heineken Cup and seven times champion of the Top 14 , while their rugby league side plays in the engage Super League under the name Catalans Dragons.-Culture:Since 2004, every year in the...
, 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 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. He currently plays 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...
in the European 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...
competition.
Career
Julien's position of choice is Second RowSecond Row
Second Row may refer to:* Second Row , a name for the two lock positions in rugby union* Second Row , a name for the two second-row forward positions in rugby league...
, although he has also featured at loose forward. He fell out of favour at Les Catalans at the back end of 2007, a year in which he appeared in the Challenge Cup
Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs organised by the Rugby Football League. Originally it was contested only by British teams but in recent years has been expanded to allow teams from France and Russia to take part....
Final at Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
. During 2008, he has forced his way back into the side, making a number of appearances and notably scoring a 90 metre try in Cardiff, against Harlequins RL
He has been named in the France training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
.
Touxagas continued to represent France in the 2009 Four Nations tournament.