Jean-Luc Averous (born 22 October 1954) is a French former rugby union international.
| Date of birth | 22 October 1954 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Béziers, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Béziers, Averous was a quick and powerful winger, capped 25 times for France between 1975 and 1981, scoring seven tries.[1] He played in France's grand slam-winning 1977 Five Nations Championship campaign and was in the team that defeated the All Blacks at Eden Park in 1979, which was their first ever win in the country.[2]
Averous played his club rugby with La Voulte Sportif.[3]
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References edit
- ^ "Rugby : Jean-Luc Averous, un ailier au physique en avance sur son temps". France Bleu (in French). 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Jean-Luc Averous : « On me reparle encore aujourd'hui de ce succès »". rugbyrama.fr (in French). 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Pour le Voultain Jean-Luc Averous, c'était un symbole". Le Dauphiné (in French). 7 December 2013.