Élie Bonal

Élie Bonal

Personal information
Born	(1945-02-12) 12 February 1945 (age 79) La Salvetat, Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 196?–70 Stade Toulousain
Rugby league
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1970 AS Carcassonne Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1970–75 France 9 1 0 0 3

Élie Bonal, (born on 12 February 1945, in La Salvetat), is a French former rugby union and league footballer who played as wing.

After a rugby union career for Stade Toulousain,^[1] he switched to league in 1970, playing for Carcassonne,^[2] taking part at the 1970 and 1975 Rugby League World Cups.^[3]

Biography

His brothers, Jean-Marie and Patrick, as well his nephew, Sébastien Viars, were also rugby internationals.^[4]

Honours

• Team :
  • Winner of the French Championship : 1972 (Carcassonne).
  • Runner-up at the Lord Derby Cup : 1973 (Carcassonne).^[5]

References

1. "Musée du Stade Toulousain". archives.stadetoulousain.fr. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
2. "Carcassonne. Présélectionnés pour la nuit des Légendes". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
3. "Ellie Bonal - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
4. "Aurillac. Ancien International de rugby, et qui a débuté au Stade Aurillacois, qu'est devenu Sébastien Viars ?". actu.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
5. Raphaël (2 May 2020). "Finale Coupe de France Lord Derby 1973 : Saint-Gaudens 22 - 8 Carcassonne". Treize Mondial (in French). Retrieved 27 January 2021.

External links

• Elie Bonal profile at rugbyleagueproject.com