Alain Plantefol (26 December 1942 – 23 June 2022) was a French rugby union player. He played second row for Racing CF, SU Agen, and the French national team.[1]
| Date of birth | 26 December 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Colombes, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 June 2022 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Agen, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editPlantefol played his first international match against South Africa on 22 July 1967, and his final one against Wales on 22 March 1969. In 1967, he toured with the French team in South Africa while still playing for Racing CF.
Alain Plantefol died in Agen on 23 June 2022 at the age of 79.[2]
Awards
edit- Winner of the Coupe Frantz-Reichel (1960)
- Winner of the 1968 Five Nations Championship
- Finalist in the Challenge Yves du Manoir (1970, 1975)
- Winner of the 1975–76 French Rugby Union Championship[3]
References
edit- ^ "PLANTEFOL Alain". French Rugby Federation (in French).
- ^ Souperbie, Bastien (23 June 2022). "Rugby. Alain Plantefol, un " seigneur " du SUA, s'en est allé". Sud Ouest (in French). Lot-et-Garonne. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "PLANTEFOL Alain". Finales Rugby (in French).
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