Éric Anselme
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Éric Anselme is a rugby league
player for Toulouse Olympique
in the Co-operative Championship. He joined Toulouse Olympique
following a loan spell at Leeds Rhinos
. He has previously played for St Gaudens
and Racing Club Albi XIII
in the French Rugby League Championship
competition.
In the early part of his career he played numerous times in the Halifax RLFC Alliance team, and made his debut in the 32-0 defeat by Paris, played in Narbonne.
He has also appeared for the French national side
on 29 occasions, including for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
.
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 for Toulouse Olympique
Toulouse Olympique
Toulouse Olympique are a French professional rugby league team from Toulouse, in the southwest of France. They were founded on 22 October, in 1937 two years after the founding of the French Rugby League Federation. Between 1995 and 2002 the club were known as Spacers de Toulouse, due to links with...
in the Co-operative Championship. He joined Toulouse Olympique
Toulouse Olympique
Toulouse Olympique are a French professional rugby league team from Toulouse, in the southwest of France. They were founded on 22 October, in 1937 two years after the founding of the French Rugby League Federation. Between 1995 and 2002 the club were known as Spacers de Toulouse, due to links with...
following a loan spell at Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
. He has previously played for St Gaudens
RC Saint-Gaudens
Saint-Gaudens Bears are a French rugby league team from the town of Saint-Gaudens in the department of Haute-Garonne.-History:The club, founded in 1958, have won the French Championship on four occasions, and the Lord Derby Cup also on four occasions....
and Racing Club Albi XIII
Racing Club Albi XIII
RC Albi XIII is a French rugby league club in the Elite Two Championship. They are based in Albi, Tarn.- Club honours :* French championship : 1938, 1956, 1958, 1962, 1977* Runners-up : 1960* French cup : 1974...
in the French Rugby League Championship
French rugby league championship
The French rugby league championship has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France and Monaco since the sport was introduced to the country in the thirties....
competition.
In the early part of his career he played numerous times in the Halifax RLFC Alliance team, and made his debut in the 32-0 defeat by Paris, played in Narbonne.
He has also appeared for the French national side
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"...
on 29 occasions, including 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...
.