Jean-François Tordo (born 1 August 1964 in Nice) is a French former rugby union player. He played for Nice, RC Toulonnais, Bourgoin, and for the France national team.
| Date of birth | 1 August 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Nice, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tordo made his international début for France on 13 July 1991, against the United States at Denver. He won 15 caps from 1991 to 1993, without scoring. Unusually, he played as a flanker (nine caps), number eight (once), and hooker (five caps). He captained France six times, including leading them to win the Five Nations Championship in 1993.
Honours
edit- Five Nations Championship: 1993
- French championship: 1987
- French championship finalist: 1983 and 1989
External links
edit- Jean-François Tordo at ESPNscrum