Rémi Casty

Rémi Casty (born 5 February 1985) is a former French international professional rugby league footballer and current head coach for FC Lézignan XIII in the Super XIII.

He played for the Sydney Roosters in 2014 before returning to Catalans.

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

Playing career Catalans Dragons 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. Sydney Roosters 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. Catalans Dragons (rejoin) He played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium.

Toulouse Olympique On 22 January 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Toulouse Olympique in the RFL Championship Casty retired at the end of the 2021 season having helped Toulouse secure promotion to Super League. He has joined on as assistant head coach for the 2022 season.

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.

Coaching career FC Lézignan XIII On 23 June 2026 it was reported that he had taken the role of head-coach for FC Lézignan XIII in the Super XIII