Guy Gasparotto

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Guy Gasparotto
Born (1948-06-02) 2 June 1948 (age 77)
Aucamville, France
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight233 lb (106 kg)
Rugby union career
Position Lock
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1976 France 2 (0)

Guy Gasparotto (born 2 June 1948) is a French former international rugby union player.

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A 6 ft 6 in lock, Gasparotto was capped twice for France in 1976, appearing in a win over the Wallabies at the Parc des Princes and then travelling to Bucharest to play against Romania. [1]

Gasparatto spent his career with Toulouse OEC, AS Montferrand and US Montauban. [2] He was involved in a controversial incident playing for AS Montferrand in the 1977 Challenge Yves du Manoir semi–final, when he bit the arm of FC Lourdes player Alain Abadie (grandfather of Esteban Abadie). [3]

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References

  1. "Finales Rugby - Gasparotto Guy". finalesrugby.fr.
  2. "Guy Gasparotto". www.cybervulcans.net.
  3. "Rugby : Gasparotto-Abadie, les dents du bonheur retrouvé 43 ans après..." La Nouvelle République des Pyrénées (in French).