Jean Iraçabal
France international rugby union player
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Jean Iraçabal (born 6 July 1941) is a French former international rugby union player.
| Born | 6 July 1941 Larressore, France | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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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]