Joseph Guiraud

France international rugby league footballer (1929–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Joseph Guiraud (Espéraza, 14 January 1929-Carcassonne, 17 April 2020), is a French former rugby league player who played as centre, halfback and five-eights[2] and later, coach.

Born(1929-01-14)14 January 1929
Died17 April 2020(2020-04-17) (aged 91)
Carcassonne, France
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight11 st 0 lb (70 kg)
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Joseph Guiraud
Personal information
Born(1929-01-14)14 January 1929
Died17 April 2020(2020-04-17) (aged 91)
Carcassonne, France
Playing information
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight11 st 0 lb (70 kg)
PositionCentre, Halfback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
19??–?? Lézignan
19??–?? Carpentras
19??–?? Montpellier
19??–66 Toulouse
1966–72 Limoux
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1956–61 France 7 2 0 0 20
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
196672 Limoux
Source: [1]
As of 12 February 2021
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Career

He played for several clubs during his career. debuting for Lézignan, later, joining Carpentras and Montpellier before joining Toulouse for a French Championship in 1965, finally ending his career for Limoux with a second French Championship title in 1968.[3] Thanks to his club-level performances, he represented France between 1956 and 1961, taking part at the 1960 Rugby League World Cup.

Personal life

Outside the pitch, he worked as wine-grower.[4]

Honours

As player

  • Team honours :
    • French Champion in 1965 (Toulouse) and 1968 (Limoux).
    • Runner-up at the French Championship : 1964 (Toulouse).

As coach

  • Team honours :
    • French Champion in 1968 (Limoux).

References

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