Rémi Casty


Rémi Casty is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. He is a French international.
He played for the Sydney Roosters in 2014 before returning to Catalans.

Background

Casty was born in Narbonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, France.

Playing career

From being considered something of a fringe player during the Dragons first two seasons in the Super League, Casty matured and became an integral part of the French team, and regularly seen making hard yards from the interchange bench.
Casty enjoyed an excellent season in 2012 which culminated in him being named in the Super League Dream Team.
Casty left Catalans to join Sydney Roosters in 2014, and made his debut for the club in the 2014 World Club Challenge. In Round 11 of the 2014 NRL season, Casty made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He went on to make 11 further NRL appearances, scoring two tries before rejoining Catalans at the start of the 2015 season.
He played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.

International career

He was a member of the France squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup and appeared in all four of France's matches at the tournament.
He was named in the France squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. On 3 November 2011, the annual RLIF Awards dinner was held at the Tower of London where Casty was named the French player of the year.
In October 2016, Casty captained France in their end of year test match against England in Avignon. France lost the match 6-40.