Jean Iraçabal
| Date of birth | 6 July 1941 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Larressore, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Jean Iraçabal (born 6 July 1941) is a French former international rugby union player.
Born in Larressore, Iraçabal played for Aviron Bayonnais and was capped 34 times as a prop for France from 1968 to 1974, often partnering with fellow Basque prop Jean-Louis Azarete in the front row.[1] He debuted during their 1968 tour of New Zealand. The All Blacks nicknamed him the "Indomitable", as he would never back down, and he had success against them in 1973 as a member of the only Five Nations side to defeat the touring All Blacks.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "Rugbymen à l'honneur aux fêtes d'Achafla Baita". Sud Ouest (in French). 23 September 2013.
- ^ "Ses derniers impératifs". Rugbyrama (in French). 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Les héros du 10 février 73". La Dépêche (in French). 11 February 2023.
External links
- Jean Iraçabal at ESPNscrum
- Jean Iraçabal at Fédération Française de Rugby