{{Short description|Former France international rugby league footballer (1931–2022)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox rugby league biography | name = Roger Rey | birth_date = {{birth date|1931|04|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Vedène, Vaucluse,<br>Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France | death_date = {{death date and age|2022|09|16|1931|04|19|df=y}} | death_place = Orange, Vaucluse, France | position = {{rlp|ce}} | weight = {{convert|14|st|6|lb|kg|abbr=on}} | club1 = Vedène XIII | year1start = 19?? | year1end = 50 | club2 = {{nowrap|Lyon Villeurbanne XIII}} | year2start = 1950 | year2end = 52 | club3 = SO Avignon | year3start = 1952 | year3end = 61 | appearances3 = 24 | club4 = Vedène XIII | year4start = 1961 | year4end = ?? | teamA = France | yearAstart = 1955 | yearAend = 60 | appearancesA = 21 | triesA = 5 | goalsA = 0 | fieldgoalsA = 0 | pointsA = 15 | source = <ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/roger-rey/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2019|accessdate=1 January 2020}}</ref> | updated = 28 January 2021 }}
'''Roger Rey''' (19 April 1931 – 16 September 2022) was a French professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 60s. He played at representative level for France, and at club level for Vedène XIII (two spells), Avignon and Lyon Villeurbanne XIII, as {{rlp|ce}}.<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>
==Background== Roger Rey was born in Vedène, France. He died in Orange, Vaucluse on 16 September 2022, at the age of 91.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carnet noir : Roger Rey, ancien international n’est plus |url=https://www.ffr13.fr/carnet-noir-roger-rey-ancien-international-nest-plus/ |website=FFR XIII |access-date=10 December 2023 |date=17 September 2022}}</ref>
== Playing career== Rey played for Lyon, with which he won the French Championship in 1951 and 1955, as well the Lord Derby Cup in 1952. He also represented France at the 1960 Rugby League World Cup.
== References == {{Reflist}}
*{{Sports links}} {{France 1960 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rey, Roger}} Category:1931 births Category:2022 deaths Category:20th-century French sportsmen Category:France national rugby league team players Category:French rugby league players Category:Lyon Villeurbanne XIII players Category:Rugby league centres Category:Rugby league players from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Category:Sporting Olympique Avignon players Category:Sportspeople from Vaucluse Category:Vedène XIII players