Jean Dop Explained

Birth Date:1 May 1924
Birth Place:Toulouse, France
Retired:yes
Club1:Marseille XIII
Teama:France
Yearastart:1949
Yearaend:57
Appearancesa:21
Triesa:2
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:6
Updated:17 January 2021

Jean Dop (1924–2003) was a French professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. A France international representative, he played club football for Marseille XIII.

Dop featured in the 1951 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand, in place of injured scrum-half back Joseph Crespo. It was Les Chanticleers first such tour, but they lost only 4 of its 28 games, with Dop's dashing runs seen as instrumental in France's victory over Australia in the first Test.[1] Also during this tour in a match against South Auckland in New Zealand Dop was struck by a spectator.[2] He later toured with France playing at .[3] In 1988 he was inducted into the International Rugby League Hall of Fame.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Goodman. Tom. Not froth and bubble. The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. Australian Newspapers. 12 June 1951. 2010-04-17.
  2. News: AAP Reuter. Dop hit by spectator. . Australia. Australian Newspapers. 10 August 1951. 2010-04-17.
  3. Book: John Coffey, Bernie Wood . 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908–2008 . Huia Publishers. 2008. 145. 978-1-86969-331-2.