Mathias Pala

Mathias Pala (born 14 June 1989) is a French rugby league footballer who currently plays for RC Baho XIII in the Elite Two Championship. He previously played for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League and their feeder club Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan in the Elite One Championship and English club Leigh Centurions. He plays as a centre.

Mathias Pala

Personal information
Born	(1989-06-14) 14 June 1989 (age 36) Carpentras, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Playing information
Position	centre, fullback, wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2011–15 Catalans Dragons 32 4 0 0 16 2011–15(DR) →Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan 2015 Leigh Centurions 2 0 0 0 0 Balmain Tigers RC Baho XIII Total 34 4 0 0 16 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2011–16 France 11 4 0 0 16
Source: [1] As of 18 January 2021

Background

Pala was born in Carpentras, France and trained in Limoux.

Career

He has previously played in the Super League for the Catalans Dragons and in Australia with the Balmain Tigers.^[2]

He represented France in 2011 against England.^[3] He is of Italian descent.^[4]

He has also played for France in the 2012 Autumn International Series as well as the 2014 European Cup. Pala returned to the international scene in 2016, playing in a one-off test match against England in Avignon.