# Julien Rinaldi

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{{Short description|Former France international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name           = Julien Rinaldi
|fullname       = 
|image          = Julien Rinaldi.jpg
|image_size     = 285
|caption        =  
|position       = {{rlp|HK|SH}}
|birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1979|4|27|df=y}}
|birth_place    = [Villeneuve-lès-Avignon](/source/Villeneuve-l%C3%A8s-Avignon), [Gard](/source/Gard), France
|height         = {{convert|1.775|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight         = {{convert|87|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/squad/first-team-squad/9-julien-rinaldi/|title=Official site of the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats|year=2011|work=web page|publisher=Wakefield wildcats|accessdate=16 June 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314195508/http://www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/squad/first-team-squad/9-julien-rinaldi/|archivedate=14 March 2011}}</ref>
|club1          = {{nowrap|[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats](/source/Wakefield_Trinity)}}
|year1start     = 2002
|year1end       =  
|appearances1   = 3
|tries1         = 1
|goals1         = 0
|fieldgoals1    = 0
|points1        = 4
|club2          = [Catalans Dragons](/source/Catalans_Dragons)
|year2start     = 2006
|year2end       = 
|appearances2   = 24 
|tries2         = 3
|goals2         = 1
|fieldgoals2    = 0
|points2        = 14
|club3          = [Harlequins RL](/source/London_Broncos)
|year3start     = 2007
|year3end       = 09
|appearances3   = 52
|tries3         = 9
|goals3         = 0
|fieldgoals3    = 0
|points3        = 36
|club4          = [Bradford Bulls](/source/Bradford_Bulls)
|year4start     = 2009
|year4end       = 
|appearances4   = 7
|tries4         = 1
|goals4         = 0
|fieldgoals4    = 0
|points4        = 4
|club5          = {{nowrap|[Wakefield Trinity Wildcats](/source/Wakefield_Trinity)}}
|year5start     = 2010
|year5end       = 11
|appearances5   = 34
|tries5         = 5
|goals5         = 0 
|fieldgoals5    = 0
|points5        = 20
|club6          = [London Broncos](/source/London_Broncos)
|year6start     = 2012
|year6end       = 
|appearances6   = 19
|tries6         = 1
|goals6         = 0 
|fieldgoals6    = 0
|points6        = 4
|teamA          = [France](/source/France_national_rugby_league_team)
|yearAstart     = 2000
|yearAend       = 08
|appearancesA   = 35
|triesA         =  
|goalsA         =  
|fieldgoalsA    =  
|pointsA        = 
|updated        = 15 February 2012
|source         = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Julien--Rinaldi/ |title=loverugbyleague |access-date=27 January 2018 |archive-date=27 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127203050/https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Julien--Rinaldi/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/julien-rinaldi/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref> 
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'''Julien Rinaldi''' (born 27 April 1979) is a French former professional [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) footballer who played for the [Wakefield Trinity Wildcats](/source/Wakefield_Trinity), [Catalans Dragons](/source/Catalans_Dragons), [London Broncos](/source/London_Broncos) and the [Bradford Bulls](/source/Bradford_Bulls) in the [Super League](/source/Super_League). He also played for and coaches the [Villeneuve Leopards](/source/Villeneuve_Leopards) in the [Elite One Championship](/source/Elite_One_Championship) in France. Rinaldi was a [France](/source/France_national_rugby_league_team) international. His preferred position is {{rlp|sh}}, however, he has spent most of his career at {{rlp|hk}}.

Rinaldi has also played for the [Bradford Bulls](/source/Bradford_Bulls), [Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles](/source/Sunshine_Coast_Sea_Eagles), the [Catalans Dragons](/source/Catalans_Dragons) and the [Wakefield Trinity Wildcats](/source/Wakefield_Trinity).<ref>[http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=13749 engage Super League] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322165018/http://www.superleague.co.uk/article.php?id=13749 |date=2012-03-22 }}. Superleague.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-05-25.</ref>

==Background==
Rinaldi was born in [Villeneuve-lès-Avignon](/source/Villeneuve-l%C3%A8s-Avignon), [France](/source/France).

==Playing career==
He was named in the [France squad](/source/2008_Rugby_League_World_Cup_squads) for the [2008 Rugby League World Cup](/source/2008_Rugby_League_World_Cup).<ref name="France name official squad">{{cite web|url=http://www.rlwc08.com/news/news/archive/2008/09/24/france-name-official-squad.aspx |title=France name official squad |publisher=RLWC2008 |date=2008-09-24 |accessdate=2008-10-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930072635/http://www.rlwc08.com/news/news/archive/2008/09/24/france-name-official-squad.aspx |archivedate=2008-09-30 }}</ref>
Rinaldi signed a one-month deal to play for the [Wakefield Trinity Wildcats](/source/Wakefield_Trinity) after returning from France.<ref>[https://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_6211551,00.html Rinaldi joins Wildcats|Sky Sports|Rugby League|News]. Sky Sports (2010-06-17). Retrieved on 2011-05-25.</ref> He then signed a new contract to remain with Wakefield Trinity until the end of the 2011 season.

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.rugbyleague.org/features/content.php?feat_id=350 "My life in rugby league: Julien Rinaldi"] interview at ''TotalRL.com''
*[http://www.quins.co.uk/playerdisplayRL.ink?skip=17&season=2007/2008&playertype=s Quins RL profile]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{France squad 2000 Rugby League World Cup}}
{{France 2008 Rugby League World Cup squad}}

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Category:1979 births
Category:Living people
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
Category:Bradford Bulls players
Category:Catalans Dragons players
Category:France national rugby league team captains
Category:France national rugby league team players
Category:French rugby league players
Category:London Broncos players
Category:Rugby league halfbacks
Category:Rugby league hookers
Category:Rugby league players from Occitania (administrative region)
Category:Sportspeople from Gard
Category:Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles players
Category:Villeneuve Leopards players
Category:Wakefield Trinity players

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