Guy Camberabero

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Guy Camberabero
Guy Camberabero (1971).jpg
Camberabero in 1971
Date of birth(1936-05-17)17 May 1936
Place of birth Saubion, France
Date of death26 October 2023(2023-10-26) (aged 87)
Place of death Valence, France
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight142 lb (64 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flyhalf
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
La Voulte Sportif ()
US Tyrosse ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1961–1968 France 14 (110)

Guy Camberabero (17 March 1936 – 26 October 2023) was a French rugby union footballer. His position was fly-half.

Camberabero played for La Voulte Sportif (one of the predecessor clubs to today's La Voulte-Valence), where he won the French rugby championship, [1] in 1970, and for US Tyrosse.

Camberabero had 14 caps for France national team, from 1961 to 1968, scoring 2 tries, 19 conversions, 11 penalties and 11 drop goals, 110 points on aggregate. He had his first cap at the 32–3 loss to New Zealand, in Christchurch, at 19 August 1961, in a tour. He was a winner of the 1966–67 FIRA Nations Cup, playing a single game in the 60–13 win over Italy on 13 March 1967, scoring 27 points. He played twice at the Five Nations Championship, in 1967 and 1968. He won the Grand Slam in the 1968 Five Nations Championship. He had his last cap at the 14–9 win over Wales, in Cardiff, at 23 March 1968, in his final presence at the competition. [2]

Guy Camberabero was the brother of fellow French international rugby union player Lilian Camberabero and father of Didier Camberabero.

Guy Camberabero died in Valence, Drôme on 26 October 2023, at the age of 87 from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in France. [3] [4]

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References

  1. , FRANCE TOP 14 PAST WINNERS.
  2. Guy Camberabero at ESPN
  3. Rugby : l'ancien international ardéchois Guy Cambérabéro est décédé (in French)
  4. https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2023/10/27/guy-camberabero-ancien-joueur-de-rugby-francais-est-mort_6196813_3382.html [ bare URL ]