Date of birth | 3 March 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Aubagne, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Jean-Luc Aqua (born 3 March 1968) is a French former professional rugby union player. [1]
Born in Aubagne, Aqua was a back-row forward, capped three times for France as a 31-year old in 1999. He made his debut in a win over Romania at Castres and featured twice on France's tour of Oceania, including the Test against the All Blacks in Wellington. [2] [3] Much of his career was spent with RC Toulon, from where he gained his France caps, before moving to Provence in 2001. He had one selection for the French Barbarians. [4]
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