Jason Baitieri

Personal information
Born	(1989-07-02) 2 July 1989 (age 36) Paris, Clamart, France
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	14 st 2 lb (90 kg)[1]
Playing information
Position	Loose forward
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2010 Sydney Roosters 1 0 0 0 0 2011–21 Catalans Dragons 253 22 0 0 88 2014(loan) → Saint-Esteve 3 2 0 0 4 2022–23 FC Lézignan XIII 30 5 0 0 20 2023 Bradford Bulls 11 0 0 0 0 2023 Pia Donkeys 12 5 0 0 20 Total 310 34 0 0 132 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2010– France 22 2 0 0 8 2019– France 9s 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3][4] As of 12 October 2023

Jason Baitieri (born 2 July 1989) is a France international rugby league footballer who retired professionally at the end of the 2021 season with the Catalans Dragons after 11 years with the club and over 250 appearances. Jason captained his country of birth France on multiple occasions including the 2017 Rugby League World Cup and the Inaugural Rugby League World Cup 9s competition.

He has previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL, as well as bradford Bulls in the RFL Championship . Jason is now head of Recruitment for the Baroudeurs de Pia XIII who play in the French FFR13 Elite 1 competition

Background

Baitieri was born in Paris, France to an Australian father Tas, a former professional rugby league footballer and coach, and a French mother.^[5]

He played his junior rugby league in Toulouse before returning to Castle Hill, New South Wales when he was 8, where he played for the Hills District Bulls.^[6]

Baiteri was educated at Oakhill College, Castle Hill and represented the 2007 Australian Schoolboys.

Playing career

International career

Baitieri made his international debut for France in the 2010 European Cup. He also played in a friendly international against England in 2011, 2012 Autumn International Series and he captained his country for the first time in their 2014 European Cup campaign.

After missing France's first match of the 2015 European Cup and test-match with England due to injury, Jason returned to captain France in their European Cup match against Wales.

He was selected in France 9s squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.^[12][13]

References

External links

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• Catalans Dragons profile
• Sydney Roosters profile
• France profile
• 2017 RLWC profile Archived 23 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
• SL profile

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