Jordi Camps Explained

Birth Date:5 May 1973
Birth Place:Barcelona, Spain
Weight:205lbs
Ru Position:Prop
Ru Amateuryears:-1994
Ru Amateurclubs:Club Natació Montjuïc[1]
Ru Clubyears:1994-1995
1995-2000
Ru Proclubs:Currie RFC
U.E. Santboiana
Ru Nationalyears:1993-1999
Ru Nationalcaps:14
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)

Jordi Camps Riba (born Barcelona, 5 May 1973) is a Spanish rugby union player. He plays as a prop and as flanker.[2]

Career

At club level, he played for U.E. Santboiana[3] and for the Scottish club Currie RFC.His first international cap was against Italy, at Madrid, on 14 February 1993.[4] Along with his fellow U.E. Santboiana players such as Steve Tuineau, Oriol Ripol, Víctor Torres and Alberto Malo, He was also part of the 1999 Rugby World Cup roster, playing two matches in the tournament.During a senior tournament in Bermuda, he and Alberto Malo - who then were playing for Iberia Classic team - were invited by Buck Shelford to play for the Classic All Blacks in the match for the Silver Cup against Argentina, due to shortage of players in the New Zealand team. The match was eventually won by the New Zealand team.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jordi Camps Riba | enciclopèdia.cat. www.enciclopedia.cat.
  2. Web site: Jordi Camps Riba enciclopèdia.cat. 2021-05-03. www.enciclopedia.cat.
  3. Web site: BBC News Spain Key player: Jordi Camps. 2021-05-03. news.bbc.co.uk.
  4. Web site: Jordi Camps Riba. 2021-05-03. ESPN scrum.
  5. Web site: Carreño. Fernando M.. @fmcarreno. 2017-05-25. Albert Malo y Jordi Camps, los dos españoles que 'fueron' All Blacks. 2021-05-03. Marca.com. es.