Ian French
{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|12|28|df=y}}
|birth_place = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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|club1 = Wynnum Manly
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|club2 = Castleford
|year2start = 1985
|year2end = 86
|appearances2 = 20
|tries2 = 11
|goals2 = 0
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|points2 = 44
|club3 = North Sydney Bears
|year3start = 1987
|year3end = 90
|appearances3 = 71
|tries3 = 15
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|points3 = 60
|teamA = Queensland
|yearAstart = 1985
|yearAend = 87
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Ian French (born 28 December 1960) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. French is the brother of fellow Queensland State of Origin player Brett French. While playing in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership in 1985, French won the Rothmans Medal as player of the season.
Playing career
=Challenge Cup Final appearances=
French played {{rlp|lf}} for Castleford in their 15–14 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1986 Challenge Cup Final during the 1985–86 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 3 May 1986.{{cite web|url=http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/viewreport.php?page=report&id=453 |title=Sat 3rd May 1986 – Challenge Cup – Neutral Ground – 82,134 |publisher=thecastlefordtigers |date=31 December 2012 |accessdate=1 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231084544/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/viewreport.php?page=report&id=453 |archivedate=31 December 2015}}
=Career records=
Castleford's most tries scored in a match record is 5-tries, and is jointly held by; Derek Foster against Hunslet on 10 November 1972, John Joyner against Millom on 16 September 1973, Stephen Fenton against Dewsbury on 27 January 1978, Ian French against Hunslet on 9 February 1986, and St. John Ellis against Whitehaven on 10 December 1989.{{cite web|url=http://www.castigers.com/page.php?id=711|title=Records – All Time – Match Records|publisher=castigers.com|date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104134326/http://www.castigers.com/page.php?id=711|archive-date=4 November 2013|url-status=dead}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084023/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=862 Ian French at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090201091313/http://qrl.com.au/qrl_history/qld_rep_f.php Queensland Representatives at qrl.com.au]
- [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/ian-french/summary.html Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org]
{{Wynnum-Manly Seagulls squad - 1984 BRL premiers}}
{{Castleford - 1986 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
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Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Castleford Tigers players
Category:North Sydney Bears players
Category:Queensland Rugby League State of Origin players
Category:Rugby league players from Brisbane
Category:Rugby league second-rows