Alain Guilbert

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Alain Guilbert
Date of birth (1950-09-28) 28 September 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight224 lb (102 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / No. 8
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1975–79 France 14 (4)

Alain Guilbert (born 28 September 1950) is a French former international rugby union player. [1]

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Born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Guilbert is the son of Racing CF rugby player and Olympic rower Christian Guilbert. [2]

Guilbert, a 6 ft 5 in forward, was capped 14 times for France from 1975 to 1979, utilised initially as a lock, then making his later appearances at number eight. His only career try came on debut, to help defeat England at Twickenham. He participated in tours of South Africa and Argentina. At the time of his international career, Guilbert played his rugby for RC Toulon, but also had stints with Racing CF, FC Grenoble and RC Hyères. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Grande peur à Twickenham". La Dépêche (in French). 20 March 1999.
  2. ↑ "Castres edge out Racing for championship glory". ESPN.com . 19 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "La victoire de la France (27-20) devant l'Angleterre Un mélange d'enthousiasme et d'ingéniosité". Le Monde (in French). 4 February 1975.
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