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| Date of birth | 21 April 1947 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Toulouse, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 166 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Roger Bourgarel (born 21 April 1947) is a French former rugby union international. [1]
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| Weight | 166 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Roger Bourgarel (born 21 April 1947) is a French former rugby union international. [1]
Born in Toulouse, Bourgarel was a speedy winger of Guadeloupean descent known as “La Flèche Noire”, which translates to "The Black Arrow". He played his club rugby for hometown club Stade Toulousain. [2]
Bourgarel, capped nine times by France, played both Tests against the Springboks on the 1971 tour of apartheid South Africa, after his selection had caused much political controversy. [3] The president of the French federation, Albert Ferrasse, had insisted on Bourgarel's place in the squad, a position supported by his South African counterpart Danie Craven. [4] He became the first black rugby player to be granted permission by the South African government to tour the country. [5]
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