David Despin
{{Short description|France international rugby league player & coach}}
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David Despin is a French coach and former rugby league footballer who represented France at the 1995 and 2000 World Cups.
Playing career
Despin played for the Villeneuve Leopards in French domestic tournaments. He first represented France in 1991. He remained part of the French squad for the rest of the decade, being selected in the 1995 and 2000 World Cup teams.[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-schofield-sounds-note-of-caution-great-britains-captain-pleased-by-the-return-of-crooks-1430227.html Schofield sounds note of caution: Great Britain's captain pleased by the return of Crooks] The Independent, 19 March 1994 In 1997 Despin was part of Frances nines squad that competed in the Rugby League World Nines tournament.[http://www.rugby-league-world.com/1997/Results/RepMatches/nines.html World Nines Tournament] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227040936/http://www.rugby-league-world.com/1997/Results/RepMatches/nines.html |date=27 February 2012 }} rugby-league-world.com
In 1996 he joined the new Paris Saint-Germain side in 1996's Super League I. After the season ended he returned to the Leopards and was part of their 2000 and 2001 Challenge Cup runs.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/3000277/Three-banned-after-brawl.html Three banned after brawl] The Telegraph, 6 March 2001
Despin later coached Villeneuve.
References
{{Reflist}}
{{France 1992 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{France 1995 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{France 2000 Rugby League World Cup squad }}
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Category:French rugby league players
Category:France national rugby league team players
Category:Paris Saint-Germain Rugby League players
Category:French rugby league coaches