// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Jean Le Droff? Sewer engineer, he's always draining resources.
| Born | 22 June 1939 Ordan-Larroque, France | ||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 11 November 2021 (aged 82) Toulouse, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Jean Le Droff (22 June 1939 – 11 November 2021) was a French international rugby union player.
Le Droff hailed from Ordan-Larroque and was of Breton descent.[1]
A lock forward, Le Droff played with FC Auch through the 1960s and was known as a skilled line–out jumper. He gained nine France caps between 1963 and 1971, participating in their successful 1970 Five Nations campaign.[2]
Le Droff, a farmer, was a veteran of the Algerian War.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Jean Le Droff : le "menhir gersois" tombe pour la première et dernière fois". La Dépêche (in French). 13 November 2021.
- ↑ "L'ancien international Jean Le Droff est décédé". Rugbyrama (in French).
- ↑ "Décès de Jean Le Droff, figure emblématique du rugby gersois". lejournaldugers.fr (in French). 12 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- Jean Le Droff at ESPNscrum (archived)
- Jean Le Droff at Fédération Française de Rugby