Christian Cœurveillé

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Christian Cœurveillé
Date of birth (1968-03-26) 26 March 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Rodez, France
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight187 lb (85 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1992 France 2 (0)

Christian Cœurveillé (born 26 March 1968) is a French former rugby union international. [1]

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Born in Rodez, Cœurveillé was a centre, originally from FC Lourdes. He joined a strong SU Agen team in the late 1980s and was a member of the club's Challenge Yves du Manoir title win in 1992. [2]

Cœurveillé was capped twice by France on the 1992 tour of Argentina, featuring in both Tests against the Pumas. [3]

From 1993 to 2001, Cœurveillé played his rugby for Biarritz Olympique. [3]

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References

  1. "Rugby : Benjamin Lhande, le record oublié". La République des Pyrénées (in French). 7 March 2018.
  2. Garros, Ganael (8 November 2023). "Rétro : en 1989, duel au sommet pour Christian Cœurveillé et le SU Agen contre le Stade Toulousain". Petit Bleu (in French).
  3. 1 2 "La gloire puis le néant". rugbyrama.fr (in French). 10 March 2015.