Jean-Luc Averous Explained

Jean-Luc Averous
Birth Date:22 October 1954
Birth Place:Béziers, France
Height:6 ft 2 in
Weight:188 lb
Position:Wing
Repyears1:1975–81
Repcaps1:25
Reppoints1:28

Jean-Luc Averous (born 22 October 1954) is a French former rugby union international.

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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Notes and References

  1. News: Rugby : Jean-Luc Averous, un ailier au physique en avance sur son temps . . 12 August 2023 . fr.
  2. News: Jean-Luc Averous : « On me reparle encore aujourd’hui de ce succès » . rugbyrama.fr . 15 July 2015 . fr.
  3. News: Pour le Voultain Jean-Luc Averous, c’était un symbole . . 7 December 2013 . FR-fr.