Robert Paparemborde

French rugby player and administrator (1948–2001)

Rugby player

Robert Paparemborde (5 July 1948 – 18 April 2001), was a French rugby union player. He was capped 55 times, 5 as captain, for the French national side.^[1]

He was regarded as one of the greatest prop-forwards and was a member of the French team that won the Five Nations Championship in 1977 (Grand Slam), 1981(Grand Slam), and 1983.^[2][3][4]

He also played for a World XV on 9 August 1980 against Argentina in Buenos Aires, losing 36-22.^[5]

He died of pancreatic cancer on 18 April 2001 in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Notes

1. "La vallée d'Ossau : Culture et mémoire - Robert Paparemborde".
2. BBC, 19 April 2001, http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/1285197.stm
3. The Independent, 23 April 2001, [1]
4. "Game mourns `immovable' Paparemborde". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
5. Player list for World XV