Younes Khattabi
France & Morocco international rugby league footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Younes Khattabi (born 28 March 1984)[3] is a Moroccan rugby league footballer who plays as a wing or centre for US Entraigues XIII in the Elite Two Championship. He previously played for SO Avignon and the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. He is notable for scoring the first try for the Catalans Dragons in the 2007 Challenge Cup Final against St. Helens, thus becoming the first Muslim to score a try at Wembley Stadium.[4]
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| Born | 28 March 1984 Rabat, Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
International career
In 2003, Khattabi represented Morocco in the Mediterranean Cup scoring twice in their 58–4 win over Serbia.[5] In 2009, he scored a try in a RLEF Euro Med Challenge match against Catalonia which Morocco won 29–6.[6]
In June 2008, Khattabi represented France in a match against England.[7] He played again for France at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup in the quarter-final match against England.[8]
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