Pictures of Pipette

[Puig-Aubert]

When Rugby League in the 50's was very popular and Puig-Aubert was the sportman the most popular in France !

http://lemondedurugby.chez-alice.fr/legendes/AlbumPuigAubert/index.html

 

[League Freak™]

One of the greatest players the game has ever seen. Up there with the likes of Clive Churchill.

 

[hgfds]

Wouldnt the 1950's french tourists be a great feature for turning back the page on foxsports backpage

 

[griff]

There should be an international RL hall of fame with Puig Aubert, Tom van vollenhoven etc

 

[Sadfish]

there is in some ways, the RFL arent so parochial there are overseas players in their hall of fame.

http://www.rfl.uk.com/Templates/RFLDefault.asp?modeID=Content&uID=39

But you are correct we need an RLIF Hall of Fame, maybe we could start one?

 

[iggy plop]

Didn't the great man once light up a ciggy on the field?

 

[League Freak™]

Didn't the great man once light up a ciggy on the field?

He was known to have a smoke on the field.

From memory he also didnt have time for tackling because he felt that was the job of the forwards.

 

[Sun_Down]

Yeah he did smoke on the field. On tackling, I herd something like he would miss tackles on purpose as a way of punishment if he felt the players around him were not performing 100% or something...He played for AS Carcassonne and XIII Catalan yeh?

 

[Fairleigh Good!]

He outright refused to tackle altogether according to my Dad. He says he was wonderful in attack, easily the best at the time, but would stand with his arms folded as players ran past him to score.

 

[brendothejet]

HAHAHAHAHAH

thats classic stuff.

sounds like he'd be a regular at south sydney these days...

 

[Calixte]

The "Puig-Aubert can't tackle" story has grown with the passing of time.

Aubert was an excellent tackler when he wanted to be - which was all of the time in the big matches.

You didn't see his tackling lacking when France flogged Australia in the two Sydney tests in 1951.

 

[astreizix]

PUIG AUBERT statue in the "Albert Domec" stadium of Carcassonne :