Rhys Curran

Rhys Curran (born 7 July 1989) is a France international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the London Broncos in the Betfred Championship.^[6]

Rhys Curran

Personal information
Full name	Rhys Michael Curran^[1]
Born	(1989-07-07) 7 July 1989 (age 34) Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Weight	16 st 1 lb (102 kg)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Loose forward, Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2012–15 Villeneuve 40 15 0 0 60 2015–19 Toulouse Olympique 116 67 0 0 268 2020– London Broncos 39 10 0 0 40 Total 195 92 0 0 368 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018– France 3 1 0 0 4
Source: ^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] As of 14 September 2022

He previously played for Villeneuve in the Elite One Championship, and Toulouse Olympique in League 1 and the Championship.

Background

Curran was born Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia and grew up on the Central Coast of New South Wales.

He only started playing rugby league at the age of 16, but went through the youth systems at the Wests Tigers.^[7] He played for his local club, winning the under 19s competition with the Erina Eagles in 2007.

Career

Wests Tigers

Curran played in the Toyota Cup for the Wests Tigers and was elevated to the Tigers NRL squad in 2009, but did not feature in first grade. He featured extensively for Wests in the NSW Cup competition.

Villeneuve

He left Australia in 2012 and began his playing career in France at Villeneuve.^[8]

Toulouse Olympique

Curran joined Toulouse Olympique ahead of their entry into the English rugby league pyramid, joining the French club from the 2016 League 1 season.

 

Curran playing for Toulouse Olympique in 2017

He spent four seasons with Toulouse, earning international honours while at the club in 2018.

London Broncos

He joined the London Broncos ahead of the 2020 RFL Championship season on a two-year contract.

International

Curran gained international honours for France in 2018. He qualified under residency grounds, having lived in France for over three years. He earned three caps against Wales, Ireland and Scotland, scoring a try on debut against the Welsh.

Club statistics

Year	Club	Competition	Appearances	Tries	Goals	Drop goals	Points
2012-13	Villeneuve	Elite One Championship	10	1	0	0	4
2013-14	Villeneuve	Elite One Championship	11	4	0	0	16
2014-15	Villeneuve	Elite One Championship	16	4	0	0	16
2016	Toulouse Olympique	League 1	19	10	0	0	40
2017	Toulouse Olympique	Championship	29	19	0	0	76
2018	Toulouse Olympique	Championship	23	14	0	0	56
2019	Toulouse Olympique	Championship	18	4	0	0	16
2020	London Broncos	Championship	6	3	0	0	12
2021	London Broncos	Championship	9	4	0	0	16
Club career total ^[9]^[10]^[11]			141	63	0	0	252

References

1. Companies House
2. "Player Summary: Rhys Curran". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
3. Rugby League Project
4. loverugbyleague
5. itsrugby
6. "Rhys Curran craves title". La Depeche. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
7. "Sheens turns to Tigers' youth". loverugbyleague. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
8. "Rhys Curran and the second chance". La Depeche. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
9. Rugby League Project
10. loverugbyleague
11. itsrugby

External links

• London Broncos profile
• Toulouse Olympique profile
• London snap up Toulouse star Rhys Curran
• Rhys CURRAN signs for one more season
• Rhys CURRAN continues his journey with the TO