Julien Rinaldi

Julien Rinaldi (born 27 April 1979) is a French former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Catalans Dragons, London Broncos and the Bradford Bulls in the Super League. He also played for and coaches the Villeneuve Leopards in the Elite One Championship in France. Rinaldi was a France international. His preferred position is scrum-half, however, he has spent most of his career at hooker.

Julien Rinaldi

Personal information
Born	(1979-04-27) 27 April 1979 (age 45) Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, Gard, Occitania, France
Height	1.775 m (5 ft 9.9 in)
Weight	87 kg (13 st 10 lb) [1]
Playing information
Position	Hooker, Scrum-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2002 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 3 1 0 0 4 2006 Catalans Dragons 24 3 1 0 14 2007–09 Harlequins RL 52 9 0 0 36 2009 Bradford Bulls 7 1 0 0 4 2010–11 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 34 5 0 0 20 2012 London Broncos 19 1 0 0 4 Total 139 20 1 0 82 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2000–08 France 35
Source: [2][3] As of 15 February 2012

Rinaldi has also played for the Bradford Bulls, Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles, the Catalans Dragons and the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.^[4]

Background

Rinaldi was born in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, France.

Playing career

He was named in the France squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[5] Rinaldi signed a one-month deal to play for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats after returning from France.^[6] He then signed a new contract to remain with Wakefield Trinity until the end of the 2011 season.