Laurent Frayssinous

Laurent Frayssinous (born 7 May 1977) is a French professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of France and former professional rugby league footballer.

Laurent Frayssinous
Personal information
Born (1977-05-07) 7 May 1977
Playing information
PositionFullback, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Villeneuve
UTC
2006 Catalans Dragons 19 4 37 0 90
Total 19 4 37 0 90
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1999–05 France 25 7 44 0 116
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2013–17 Catalans Dragons 139 66 6 67 47
2020 Ottawa Aces 0 0 0 0
Total 139 66 6 67 47
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2021– France 3 1 0 2 33
Source: [1][2][3]
As of 10 October 2022

He played for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League and France at international level. He coached Les Catalans in the Betfred Super League. He was due to take control of the Ottawa Aces before the club withdrew from the English pyramid.[4]

Playing career

He represented France in the halves in the 2000 World Cup. Whilst playing for Villeneuve Leopards Frayssinous was selected to play at stand-off for France on the 2001 France tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. He also played in a match against the touring Australian Kangaroos at the end of the 2005 season, scoring a try and kicking two goals.[5] Frayssinous played for Catalans Dragons when they reached the quarter-finals of the 2006 Challenge Cup.

Coaching career

At the end of the 2012 season, Laurent Frayssinous was appointed head coach of the Catalans Dragons on a two-year contract, replacing Trent Robinson, who had left to coach the Sydney Roosters. At 35, he was the youngest coach in the Super League at the time, and the first French coach of the Perpignan-based club.[6] On 22 May 2017, after a 10-18 defeat by the Huddersfield Giants, he was dismissed by the board of directors at the club. On 2 July 2020, Frayssinous was appointed as the first head coach of the Ottawa Aces for their inaugural season in RFL League 1 in 2021.

References
  1. Rugby League Project (player)
  2. Rugby League Project (coach)
  3. "Profile". rleague.com. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  4. "Ottawa Aces name Laurent Frayssinous as their inaugural head coach – Total Rugby League – TotalRL.com | League Express | Rugby League World". Archived from the original on 2 July 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. 2005 Annual Report Archived 5 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine – Australian Rugby League (p. 38)
  6. "Laurent Frayssinous appointed coach of Catalan (sic) Dragons". BBC. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2014.


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