Jean-Claude Roques

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Jean-Claude Roques
Date of birth (1943-03-19) 19 March 1943 (age 82)
Place of birth Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight159 lb (72 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1966 France 4 (0)

Jean-Claude Roques (born 19 March 1943) is a French former international rugby union player.

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Roques was born in Brive-la-Gaillarde and spent his entire rugby career with local side CA Brive. His father was also involved with CA Brive, working as a cashier at the club's stadium. [1]

A fly-half, Roques is remembered as one of the pioneers of the kick pass and was capped four times for France. [2] He made all of his international appearances in 1966, beginning with two Five Nations matches, then away fixtures against Italy and Romania. The following year, Roques made the squad for a tour of South Africa, but didn't add to his caps. [3]

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References

  1. "Finales Rugby - Roques Jean-Claude". finalesrugby.fr.
  2. "Jean-Claude Roques, le pionnier de la passe au pied". L'Équipe (in French). 2 November 2018.
  3. "200 ans d'histoire (23/52) : en 1965, Roques invente la passe au pied". Rugbyrama (in French). 4 June 2023.