Louis Junquas
| Date of birth | 11 September 1920 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 May 2002 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Mont-de-Marsan, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 184 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Louis Junquas (11 September 1920 – 23 May 2002) was a French international rugby union player.
A shoemaker from Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse, Junquas was active in the 1940s and 1950s, playing for Tyrosse RCS, Aviron Bayonnais and Lyon Olympique.[1] He was capped 13 times for France during the immediate post–war years, debuting against the British Army in the 1945–46 Victory Internationals. His international career included a period as team captain, for the 1947 Five Nations, when France returned to the competition after a 16–year absence.[2]
Junquas later served on the FFR selection committee.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Bayonne : Toros et rugby chevillés au cœur". Sud Ouest (in French). 4 May 2013.
- ^ "Finales Rugby - Junquas Louis". finalesrugby.fr.
- ^ "French selectors stick to their policy of attack". The Guardian. 21 January 1969.
External links
- Louis Junquas at ESPNscrum
- Louis Junquas at Fédération Française de Rugby