Grégory Mounis

Grégory Mounis (born January 18, 1985 in Perpignan, France) is a French former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played for Catalans Dragons in the Super League competition. Equally comfortable at second-row or at loose forward, Mounis became the first French captain of Catalans in 2007 and featured in every Super League season for the club between 2006 and 2016, having made his debut in the club's inaugural Super League match against Wigan Warriors in 2006.

Grégory Mounis
Personal information
Born (1985-01-18) January 18, 1985
Perpignan, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Playing information
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb) [1]
PositionLoose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006–16 Catalans Dragons 274 30 20 0 160
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–13 France 14 4 0 0 16
Source: [2][3]

Playing career

An established international, Mounis featured for France in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup[4][5] and the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

In 2016 Mounis was named at loose forward in the Dragons' Team of the Decade. He announced his retirement from the sport following the 2016 Super League season.[6]

Coaching

On 19 Jan 2021 it was announced that Mounis would take up the role of defensive consultant at Palau Broncos for the remainder of the season.[7]

References
  1. "Catalans Dragons Equipe Saison 2015". Catalans Dragons site officiel. Catalans Dragons S.A.S.P. 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. RLP
  4. "France name official squad". RLWC2008. 2008-09-24. Archived from the original on 2008-09-30. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  5. "France dominated by Dragons". Sky Sports. 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  6. Greg Mounis set to retire
  7. "Greg Mounis joins Palau". Trieze Mondial.fr. 19 Jan 2021. Retrieved 19 Jan 2021.


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