Gilles Clausells Explained

Gilles Clausells
Fullname:Gilles Clausells
Birth Date:1962 12, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:France
Club1:Catalans Dragons
Year1start:before 2009
Year1end:present
Teama:France
Yearastart:2006
Yearaend:present

Gilles Clausells is a French wheelchair rugby league player who currently plays for Catalans Dragons in Elite One Championship and the France national wheelchair rugby league team of whom he is the captain.

Career

Club

Gilles Clausells has been a player of Catalans Dragons since its inception and has been a key player in multiple successful Elite One Championship campaigns with the club. In 2023, Clausells helped Catalans to win the inaugural European Club Challenge against UK champions Halifax after 32–32 draw resulted in a shared title.[2] A few months later he helped Catalans secure their first Challenge Cup, with the club making their debut the UK competition the season prior.[3] 2024 saw Catalans win the European Club Challenge outright, beating Wigan 68–28.[4] Catalans also retained the Challenge Cup in 2024, again beating Wigan in the final.[5] [6]

International

Gilles Clausells is one the original players of French wheelchair rugby league. He is the current captain of the national side and has represented France at every Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup. France finished third in the inaugural 2008 tournament[7] before winning the tournament in 2013, with Clausells scoring a hatrick in the final.[8] France defended their title in 2017[9] where Clausells won player of the tournament. He finished as runners up with France in the 2021 tournament.[10]

Honours

Catalans Dragons

Source

France

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gilles CLAUSELLS.
  2. Web site: Wheelchair Rugby League European Club Challenge . 2024-09-06 . www.rugby-league.com . en.
  3. Web site: August 20, 2023 . Catalans Dragons 66-20 Leeds Rhinos: French side clinch Wheelchair Challenge Cup final victory . 2024-09-06 . skysports.com.
  4. Web site: Fletcher . Charlotte . 2024-04-06 . Warriors beaten in Wheelchair European Championship . 2024-09-06 . Wigan Warriors . en-GB.
  5. Web site: 2024-06-01 . Wheelchair Challenge Cup final: Catalans Dragons 81-18 Wigan Warriors . 2024-09-06 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Classy Catalans take Sheffield by storm to retain Beftred Wheelchair Challenge Cup trophy . 2024-09-06 . www.rugby-league.com . en.
  7. Web site: Results: 2008 . RLEF . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090724132857/http://www.rlef.eu.com/results.php?s=2008 . 24 July 2009.
  8. Web site: Match Report: Wheelchair World Cup Final . European Rugby League . 3 November 2022.
  9. Web site: Des Guerriers d'Exception!. July 29, 2017.
  10. News: England beat France to win Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup - reaction. BBC Sport . 2024-08-27.
  11. Web site: Dragons Catalans › News › 2017 › July › Gilles Clausells rewarded. Les Dragons Catalans.

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