Jean-Joseph Rupert
| Date of birth | 7 March 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 8 February 2013 (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jean-Joseph Rupert (7 March 1938 – 8 February 2013) was a French international rugby union player.
A native of Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq, Rupert played for Landes club US Tyrosse all through his career. He was an athletic flanker and gained a total of 14 France caps, after debuting in 1963. His final match, against Scotland at Murrayfield, was the opening fixture of France's grand slam-winning 1968 Five Nations campaign.[1][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "L'U.S.S.S reçoit Tyrosse…". La Dépêche (in French). 10 October 2014.
- ^ "« Jos » s'en est allé". Sud Ouest (in French). 14 February 2013.
External links
[edit]- Jean-Joseph Rupert at ESPNscrum