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Full name | Rémi Casty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (age 40) Narbonne,Aude, Occitania, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 15 st 10 lb (100 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 23 January 2021 |
Rémi Casty (born 5 February 1985) is a formerFrench international professionalrugby league footballer and current assistant coach forToulouse Olympique in theSuper League.
He played for theSydney Roosters in 2014 before returning toCatalans.[4]
Casty was born inNarbonne,Languedoc-Roussillon,France.
From being considered something of a fringe player during the Dragons first two seasons in the Super League, Casty matured and became an integral part of the French team, and regularly seen making hard yards from the interchange bench.[citation needed]
Casty enjoyed an excellent season in 2012 which culminated in him being named in theSuper League Dream Team.
Casty left Catalans to joinSydney Roosters in 2014, and made his debut for the club in the2014 World Club Challenge. In Round 11 of the2014 NRL season, Casty made hisNRL debut for the Roosters against theCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[5] He went on to make 11 further NRL appearances, scoring two tries before rejoining Catalans at the start of the 2015 season.[6]
He played in the2018 Challenge Cup Final victory over theWarrington Wolves atWembley Stadium.[7]
On 22 January 2021, it was reported that he had signed forToulouse Olympique in theRFL Championship[8] Casty retired at the end of the 2021 season having helped Toulouse secure promotion to Super League.[9] He has joined on as assistant head coach for the 2022 season.
He was a member of theFrance squad for the2013 Rugby League World Cup and appeared in all four of France's matches at the tournament.
He was named in theFrance squad for the2008 Rugby League World Cup.[10][11] On 3 November 2011, the annualRLIF Awards dinner was held at theTower of London where Casty was named the French player of the year.[12]
In October 2016, Casty captained France in theirend of year test match against England in Avignon. France lost the match 6-40.
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