Jean-Pierre Hortoland Explained

Jean-Pierre Hortoland (born in Marseillan, Hérault, on 28 May 1947) is a French rugby union player. At 1m 80 and 102 kg (5'11" and 224 lbs), he played left prop for AS Béziers and RC Narbonne^[1] Armand Vaquerin replaced him at Béziers from the 1971/1972 season.

Hortoland has the distinction of having played in the best years of two first division clubs from his region.

Today, he is a physiotherapist-osteopath and currently head of the Institut franco-britannique d'ostéopathie (Franco-British Institute of Osteopathy) in Béziers.^[2] He is the author of several works in this discipline.

Hortoland participates in local political life in Béziers in support of the Greens (les Verts).

Honours

• Selected to represent France, 1971
• French rugby champion, 1971, with AS Béziers
• Challenge Yves du Manoir 1973 and 1974 with RC Narbonne
• French championship finalist 1974 with RC Narbonne
• Junior French champion, 1968, with AS Béziers

Publications

• Encyclopédie d'ostéopathie articulaire. Tome 1, Iliaque, pubis, coxo-fémorale, genou (2005)
• Encyclopédie d'ostéopathie cranio-viscérale. Tome 2 (2006)
• Encyclopédie d'ostéopathie cranio-viscérale. Tome 3 (2006)
• Encyclopédie d'ostéopathie articulaire. Tome 4, Épaule, coude, poignet, main (2006)^[3]
• Encyclopédie d'Ostéopathie Articulaire (vol 1 and vol 2)
• Encyclopédie d'Ostéopathie à visée viscérale, faciale, crânienne et ses relations musculo-squelettiques (vol 1 and vol 2)
• Ostéopathie et Articulation Temporo-mandibulaire
• Le Traitement des Chaînes Musculaires
• Encyclopédie d'Ostéopathie cranio-viscérale (4 volumes)^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: ESPN match report. September 22, 2022.
2. http://www.formation-osteopathie.com/ Institut d'Ostéopathie I.F.B.O. website
3. http://bibliographienationale.bnf.fr/Livres/CuM_06.h/cadre610-16.html Bibliographie nationale française
4. http://www.formation-osteopathie.com/ Institut d'Ostéopathie I.F.B.O. website