{{Short description|French rugby league footballer (1958–2023)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Max Chantal |fullname = |image = |image_size = |caption = |position = {{rlp|PR|SR}} |birth_date = {{Birth date|1958|8|21|df=yes}} |birth_place = Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France |death_date = {{death date and age|2023|01|09|1958|08|21|df=yes}} |death_place = |height = |weight = |club1 = US Villeneuve XIII |year1start = |year1end = |appearances1 = |tries1 = |goals1 = |fieldgoals1 = |points1 = |teamA = France |yearAstart = 1977 |yearAend = 86 |appearancesA = 27 |triesA = 0 |goalsA = 0 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 0 |updated = |source = <ref name=rlp>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Max-Chantal/summary.html Max Chantal] ''rugbyleagueproject.org''</ref> |new = yes }}
'''Max Chantal''' (21 August 1958 – 9 January 2023)<ref>[https://www.sudouest.fr/sport/carnet-noir-max-chantal-champion-de-france-avec-villeneuve-xiii-s-est-eteint-13616529.php Carnet noir : Max Chantal, champion de France avec Villeneuve XIII, s’est éteint] {{in lang|fr}}</ref> was a French rugby league player who represented France in the 1977 and 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cups.
==Honours== * Team Honours: ** Winner of the European Nations Cup: 1981 (France). ** Winner of the French Championship: 1980 (Villeneuve-sur-Lot). **Winner of the Lord Derby Cup: 1979 and 1984 (Villeneuve-sur-Lot). ** Runner-up at the French Championship: 1974, 1981, 1983 and 1984 (Villeneuve-sur-Lot).
==Personal life== His son, Benoît Chantal was also a rugby league player for Villeneuve-sur-Lot.<ref>{{cite web |title=Benoît Chantal rêve du bouclier |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2000/05/31/75805-benoit-chantal-reve-du-bouclier.html |website=ladepeche.fr |language=fr}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{France 1977 Rugby League World Cup squad}} {{France 1988 Rugby League World Cup squad}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chantal, Max}} Category:1958 births Category:2023 deaths Category:20th-century French sportsmen Category:French rugby league players Category:French rugby league coaches Category:France national rugby league team captains Category:France national rugby league team players Category:Rugby league players from Villeneuve-sur-Lot Category:Rugby league second-rows Category:Rugby league props Category:Villeneuve Leopards players