Jean-Claude Cros
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| Born | 10 June 1941 Saint-Benoît-de-Carmaux, Tarn, Occitania, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 May 2023 (aged 81)[1] [2] Albi, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (10 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jean-Claude Cros (Saint-Benoît-de-Carmaux, 10 June 1941 – Albi, 28 May 2023) was a French rugby league player who played as fullback.
Biography
Cros played for
Lézignan Sangliers[4] during his career. He also represented France in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup, playing in the last match against Australia
.
In 1972, Cros had to end his career at the age of 30 years due to an injury to a collarbone before a match against his former club, Albi.[5]
Honours
Honours
Caps
Cap details
| Jean-Claude Cros international matches | |||||||||||
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| Date | Stadium | Opponent | Result | Competition | Position | Points | Tries | Pen. | Drops | ||
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| . | 25 May 1968 | Carlaw Park, Auckland, New Zealand | New Zealand | 15-10 | World Cup | Fullback | - | - | - | - | |
| . | 2 June 1968 | Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia | Great Britain | 7-2 | World Cup | Fullback | - | - | - | - | |
| . | 8 June 1968 | Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia | Australia | 4-37 | World Cup | Fullback | - | - | - | - | |
| . | 10 June 1968 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | Australia | 2-20 | World Cup | Fullback | - | - | - | - | |
| . | 25 October 1970 | Hull, England | New Zealand | 15-16 | World Cup | Fullback | - | - | - | - | |
| . | 28 October 1970 | Castleford, England | Great Britain | 0-6 | World Cup | Fullback | - | - | - | - | |
| . | 1 November 1970 | Bradford, England | Australia | 17-15 | World Cup | Fullback | - | - | - | - | |
References
- ^ "Avis de décès Jean-Claude CROS - Albi (81) - Dans Nos Coeurs". www.dansnoscoeurs.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ "CARNET NOIR. Jean-Claude Cros, international de XIII nous a quittés". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-03.
- ^ "Vol. 49 No. 20 (May 25, 1968)". nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
- ^ "Il se souvient du XIII albigeois". Le Journal d'Ici (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ "France - Pays de Galles samedi 25 octobre au Stadium d'Albi : une revanche à prendre et une qualification à décrocher - Tarn - Le Tarn libre". www.letarnlibre.com. Retrieved 2020-01-10.