Jean-Claude Roques
| Date of birth | 19 March 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 159 lb (72 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Jean-Claude Roques (born 19 March 1943) is a French former international rugby union player.
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]
See also
References
- ^ "Finales Rugby - Roques Jean-Claude". finalesrugby.fr.
- ^ "Jean-Claude Roques, le pionnier de la passe au pied". L'Équipe (in French). 2 November 2018.
- ^ "200 ans d'histoire (23/52) : en 1965, Roques invente la passe au pied". Rugbyrama (in French). 4 June 2023.
External links
- Jean-Claude Roques at ESPNscrum
- Jean-Claude Roques at Fédération Française de Rugby