External links
- Henri Marracq at ESPNscrum
- Henri Marracq at ESPNscrum
Henri Marracq at ESPNscrum
- Henri Marracq at rugbyleagueproject.com
| Date of birth | 21 November 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Pontacq, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 May 2003 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Aressy, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Henri Marracq, (Pontacq, 21 November 1937 – 145 May 2003), was a French rugby dual-code international. he played for France national rugby union team and for France national league team. With the latter, he played the 1968 Rugby League World Cup final against Australia
He first played a test match on 12 November 1961 against Romania in Bayonne, where he scored a try.
He disputed 21 international matches between 1963 and 1969.
| Henri Marracq international matches (World Cup) | |||||||||||
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| Date | Venue | Opponent | Résultat | Competition | Position | Points | Tries | Pen. | Drops | ||
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| . | 25 May 1968 | Carlaw Park, Auckland, New Zealand | New Zealand | 15-10 | World Cup | Second-row | - | - | - | - | |
| . | 2 June 1968 | Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia | Great Britain | 7-2 | World Cup | Second-row | - | - | - | - | |
| . | 10 June 1968 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | Australia | 2-20 | World Cup | Second-row | - | - | - | - | |
Henri Marracq at ESPNscrum
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