Joseph Crespo

Joseph Crespo (1 January 1925 - 15 July 2011[2]) was a French rugby union and rugby league player who represented France in the 1951 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand and 1954 World Cup.

Joseph Crespo

Personal information
Born	1 January 1925 Elne, France
Died	15 July 2011 (aged 86)
Playing information
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 19??–44 USA Perpignan
Rugby league
Position	Centre, Scrum-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1944–?? RC Roanne XIII 19??–?? Lyon Villeurbanne XIII Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1948–54 France 27 8 0 0 24
As of 17 January 2021 Source: [1]

Career

Crespo started to play rugby union for USA Perpignan,[3] with which he became1943-44 French Rugby Union Championship French Champion in 1944. In the same year, he returned to play rugby league, which was forbidden by the Vichy regime between 1941 and 1944, joining RC Roanne XIII and later for Lyon Villeurbanne XIII. He earned 26 caps for France, between 1948 and 1954, taking part to the 1951 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand and the 1954 World Cup. During his active life, he worked as sales rep for home improvement articles.

References

1. Joseph Crespo rugbyleagueproject.org
2. "XIII de France : Jo Crespo décédé". Rugby 365 (in French). Retrieved 2019-12-20.
3. "Wikiwix's cache". archive.wikiwix.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2019-12-20.