Joël Roosebrouck, (born in La Cavalerie, 9 September 1953) is a French rugby league player who played as lock forward.
He joined the small club Bias XIII in Lot-et-Garonne before being scouted by Villeneuve-sur-Lot, where he proved himself in a sport which was a passion for him since the beginning.
[1] He, who was nicknamed La Rouille (the rust) due to his hair colour, became the emblematic lock forward of the Villeneuve club, giving him "the chance to play with Hermet, to play in tandem with Mazaré and take advantage from Gruppi's advice".
His club performances made him eligible for the France national team which he captained.
[5] From 1984, Roosebrouck started gradually to retire from the French national team to end his rugby career in his club, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, with which he won the Lord Derby Cup that year.