Jérôme Guisset

Jérôme Guisset
Personal information
Born (1978-08-19) 19 August 1978
Perpignan, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
AS Saint Estève
1999 Canberra Raiders 4 0 0 0 0
2000–04 Warrington Wolves 137 25 0 0 100
2005 Wigan Warriors 25 3 0 0 12
2006–10 Catalans Dragons 141 11 0 1 45
Total 307 39 0 1 157
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997–2009 France 28 9 0 0 36
France 9s
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2005 CA Brive 22 2 1 0 12
Source: [1]
As of 15 January 2021

Jérôme Guisset (born 29 October 1978) is a French former professional rugby league footballer. He most recently played for the Catalans Dragons as prop or second-row, and is now the assistant coach at the club.

Playing career

He started his career with AS Saint Estève, then as a 16-year-old centre with the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League, where he played five times for the first grade, before bulking up and moving up to the front row. He was part of the 1997 and 1998 French senior championship-winning St Estève sides.

In 1999 Guisset played a season with Australian National Rugby League club, the Canberra Raiders.[2]

From 2000, Guisset spent four seasons with Warrington, making 124 appearances, but he left at the end of 2004 when he was not offered a new deal. He spent some time in 2005 playing rugby union for CA Brive,[3] and toured with the France rugby sevens squad in New Zealand[4] and the United States.

At the start of the 2005 season, Guisset signed for Wigan after a career-ending injury to newly-signed prop Luke Davico.[5] Jerome made 25 appearances for Wigan in 2005 and was one of the most consistent performers in an injury-ravaged season.

Midway through 2005, Guisset agreed a deal to join Catalans Dragons for their debut season in 2006 and, in September, Wigan confirmed that he would be released from the second year of his contract. In May 2008, he signed a two-year contract extension[6] with the Dragons, and retired at the end of the 2010 season.[7]

International

Guisset debuted for France in a draw with Ireland national rugby league team, and played in every game of the 2000 Rugby League World Cup, which France jointly hosted.[8]. In 2008, he was selected in the pre-tournament training squad for the 2008 World Cup,[9] before being selected for the final France squad.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Jérôme Guisset". Rugby League Project.
  2. ↑ JOHN-PAUL MOLONEY AND DAVID JEAN (28 October 2008). "The real deal or a standing joke?". The Canberra Times. Australia. Archived from the original on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "French star joins Wigan". Manchester Evening News. 30 June 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Hadfield, Dave (8 February 2005). "Guisset back in Super League to ease Wigan's forward problems". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Hadfield, Dave (8 February 2005). "Guisset back in Super League to ease Wigan's forward problems". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Guisset signs new Catalans deal". BBC Sport. London, United Kingdom. 22 May 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Canillon, Michael (6 June 2026). "Jerome Guisset: From a tiny changing room to Nou Camp and onto Super League in Paris - 'Catalans Dragons driving rugby league revival in France'". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Parsons, Michael (2 November 2022). "Warrington's World Cup heroes - Jerome Guisset". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "France dominated by Dragons". Sky Sports. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
  10. ↑ "France name official squad". RLWC2008. 24 September 2008. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
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