Claude Portolan Explained

Claude Portolan
Birth Date:16 December 1960
Height:6 ft 0 in
Weight:246 lb
Position:Prop
Repyears1:1986–89
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

Claude Portolan (born 16 December 1960) is a French former international rugby union player.[1]

A product of hometown club SA Auterive, Portolan was a prop and spent all but one season of his senior career with Stade Toulousain, playing 358 games. He featured in six Brennus Shield titles and was a member of the side that won the 1995–96 Heineken Cup. His brother, Gérard, was a teammate at Stade Toulousain.[2]

Portolan gained three France caps during his career, debuting against the Wallabies in Sydney on their 1986 tour of Australia, before returning for two matches in the 1989 Five Nations.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Portolan, Les Larmes D'Un Certain Rugby . . 30 December 1996 . fr-FR.
  2. News: Lopez . Robin . [Que sont-ils devenus ?] Claude Portolan : « Le Stade Toulousain, c'est ma deuxième famille » ]. Le Journal Toulousain . 27 April 2023 . fr-FR.
  3. News: Claude Portolan, ancien pilier du Stade Toulousain : «J'aurais aimé jouer aujourd'hui» . . 7 February 2019 . fr.