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Raymond James French MBE (born 1939) 〔(Ray French takes his cup final leave )〕 is a former rugby union and rugby league dual-code international player who achieved the rare honour of representing his country (England) at international level in both codes of the game. French won his four caps for the England national rugby union team in 1961 as a lock forward, playing in all four matches of the 1961 Five Nations Championship. After switching to rugby league as a , French enjoyed a spell at his home town club, St Helens, but also enjoyed a successful spell at Widnes which he remembers fondly. After training as a school teacher,〔(Ashton's long road to Paris, via Leigh and Tyldesley ) The Guardian - October 19, 2007〕 he taught at Cowley School in St Helens, Lancashire, where his local counterparts included Brian Ashton who taught at Stonyhurst College. As well as continuing to coach rugby, French became a well known commentator on rugby league on both television and radio. He commentated for the BBC on every Challenge Cup final between 1982 and 2008. He is well known for his range of colloquialisms. French is regularly heard on the Rugby League show ''Try Time'' each Thursday on BBC Radio Merseyside giving his views on the state of the game in his forthright way. In 2010 French received the Mike Gregory Spirit of Rugby League Award to mark his contribution to the game. Also President of the St Helens Past Players' Association, French was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2011 New Year Honours for services to rugby league. ==County Cup final appearances== Ray French played Left-, i.e. number 12, in St. Helens' 25-9 victory over Swinton in the 1961 Lancashire Cup final during the 1961–62 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 11 November 1961, played Left- in the 15-4 victory over Leigh in the 1963 Lancashire Cup final during the 1963–64 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 26 October 1963, and played Left- in the 12-4 victory over Swinton in the 1964 Lancashire Cup final during the 1964–65 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 24 October 1964. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ray French」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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