Francis Lévy Explained

Birth Date:	6 November 1930
Birth Place:	Vinça, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitania, France
Death Place:	Perpignan, France
Club1:	XIII Catalan
Club2:	Celtic de Paris
Year2start:	1951
Club3:	Roanne
Teama:	France
Yearastart:	1955
Yearaend:	57
Appearancesa:	8
Coachteam1:	Pia
Coachyear1start:	1975

Francis Lévy, (Vinça, 6 November 1930-Perpignan, 31 January 2009) was a rugby league player and coach. As player, he played as a utility back.^[1]

He knew several clubs during his career. He played for XIII Catalan^[2] with which he won the French Championship in 1958 and another in 1960 for Roanne. He also played during a season for Celtic de Paris before the 1951–52 season. Due to his club performance, he was called up 8 times for the France national team between 1955 and 1957, as well disputing the 1957 World Cup.^[3]

After his player career,he became a coach and won with Pia the Lord Derby Cup in 1975.

Biography

He represented France in the 1957 World Cup alongside his teammates Henri Delhoste and Robert Médus.

Honours

As player

• Team :
  • Winner of the Championnat de France : 1957 (XIII Catalan) and 1960 (Roanne).
  • Runner-up at the Lord Derby Cup : 1954 and 1957 (XIII Catalan).^[4]

As coach

• Team;
  • Winner of the Lord Derby Cup : 1975 (Pia).

External links

• Francis Lévy profile at rugbyleagueproject.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vol. 38 No. 7 (May 18, 1957). 2021-02-18. Trove. en.
2. Web site: Dragons Catalans › Actualités › 2014 › Avril › 80e anniversaire du XIII Catalan. 2021-02-18. Les Dragons Catalans.
3. Web site: Francis Levy - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project. 2021-02-18. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
4. Web site: Raphaël. 2020-05-08. Finale Coupe de France Lord Derby 1954 : Lyon 17 - 15 XIII Catalan. 2021-02-18. Treize Mondial. fr-FR.