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Ian French
Personal information
Full name	Ian French
Born	28 December 1960 (age 63); Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Lock
Club
Representative
	Source: As of 24 January 2019
Relatives	Brett French (brother)

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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 loose forward 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

References

^ "Ian French – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
^ "Sat 3rd May 1986 – Challenge Cup – Neutral Ground – 82,134". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "Records – All Time – Match Records". castigers.com. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

External links

[1] "Ian French – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.

[Sat_3_May_1986_–_Challenge_Cup_–_Neutral_Ground_–_82,134-2] "Sat 3rd May 1986 – Challenge Cup – Neutral Ground – 82,134". thecastlefordtigers. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 31 December 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[Records_–_All_Time_–_Match_Records-3] "Records – All Time – Match Records". castigers.com. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2014.

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-'''Ian French''' (born 28 December 1960) is an Australian former [[rugby league]] footballer of the 1980s. He's the brother of fellow Queensland [[Rugby League State of Origin|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.
+'''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 [[Rugby League State of Origin|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===
+===Challenge Cup Final appearances===
-Ian French played {{rlp|LF-LK}}, i.e. number 13, in [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]]'s 15-14 victory over [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] in the [[1986 Challenge Cup|1986]] [[Challenge Cup]] final during the [[1985–86 Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1985–86 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 3 May 1986.<ref name="Sat 3rd May 1986 - Challenge Cup - Neutral Ground - 82,134">{{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}}</ref>
+French played {{rlp|lf}} for [[Castleford Tigers|Castleford]] in their 15–14 victory over [[Hull Kingston Rovers]] in the [[1986 Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1985–86 Rugby Football League season#Challenge Cup|1985–86 season]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] on Saturday 3 May 1986.<ref name="Sat 3 May 1986 – Challenge Cup – Neutral Ground – 82,134">{{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}}</ref>
 ===Career records===
-Castleford's most [[try|tries]] scored in a match record is 5-tries, and is jointly held by; [[Derek Foster]] against [[Hunslet Hawks|Hunslet]] on 10 November 1972, [[John Joyner]] against [[Millom RLFC|Millom]] on 16 September 1973, [[Steve Fenton (rugby league)|Stephen Fenton]] against [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]] on 27 January 1978, Ian French against [[Hunslet Hawks|Hunslet]] on 9 February 1986, and [[St. John Ellis]] against [[Whitehaven RLFC|Whitehaven]] on 10 December 1989.<ref name="Records - All Time - Match Records">{{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}}</ref>
+Castleford's most [[Try (rugby)|tries]] scored in a match record is 5-tries, and is jointly held by; [[Derek Foster (rugby league)|Derek Foster]] against [[Hunslet F.C. (1883)|Hunslet]] on 10 November 1972, [[John Joyner]] against [[Millom R.L.F.C.|Millom]] on 16 September 1973, [[Steve Fenton (rugby league)|Stephen Fenton]] against [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]] on 27 January 1978, Ian French against [[Hunslet R.L.F.C.|Hunslet]] on 9 February 1986, and [[St. John Ellis]] against [[Whitehaven R.L.F.C.|Whitehaven]] on 10 December 1989.<ref name="Records – All Time – Match Records">{{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}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=862 Ian French at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084023/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=862 Ian French at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk]
-*[http://www.qrl.com.au/qrl_history/qld_rep_f.php Queensland Representatives at qrl.com.au]
+*[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]
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