David Berty
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| Born | 11 June 1970 Toulouse, France | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 177 lb (80 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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David Berty (born 11 June 1970) is a French former international rugby union player and a wheelchair rugby league player.
A native of Toulouse, Berty was a winger and gained six France caps during the 1990s, debuting in a home Test against the All Blacks. He also represented France at the 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[2]
Berty won five Brennus Shields playing with Stade Toulousain and was the top try-scorer in the 1993–94 French Championship. He played in Stade Toulousain's 1995–96 Heineken Cup title-winning side.[3]
In 2002, Berty was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a condition that has left him unable to walk.[4]
Berty switched to playing wheelchair rugby league and joined Toulouse–St Jory.[5] In 2022, he was selected to represent Spain at the 2021 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup.[6] In the opening match of the tournament, Berty scored a hat-trick to help Spain win 55–33 against Ireland.[7]