André Alvarez
| Date of birth | 26 May 1923 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bayonne, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 August 2005 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 169 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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André Alvarez (26 May 1923 – 27 August 2005) is a French former international rugby union player.
Born in Bayonne, Alvarez was a grandson of 1912 Olympic rower Pierre Alvarez, who hailed originally from Asturias in Spain. He took up rugby during World War II, when his favoured sport of association football ceased to be played.[1]
Alvarez featured in the Aviron Bayonnais side which won the French Championship in 1943.[2] He was capped 20 times for France from 1945 to 1951, as a fullback and occasional fly–half. During his Five Nations career, Alvarez appeared in France's first ever wins on English and Welsh soil. He also played for Racing Club of France and US Tyrosse.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Aviron Bayonnais. « J'avais joué avec son short et ses chaussettes » : André et Peyo Alvarez, finalistes de père en fils". Sud Ouest (in French). 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Rugby : le Brennus, bouclier de la tradition". Le Monde (in French). 30 May 2013.
- ^ "Les jeux de main de Bayonne". Le Monde (in French). 24 October 1978.
External links
- André Alvarez at ESPNscrum
- André Alvarez at Fédération Française de Rugby