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Claude Spanghero

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Claude Spanghero
Spanghero in 1971
Born (1948-06-05) 5 June 1948 (age 78)
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight104 kg (229 lb)
Notable relative(s)Walter Spanghero
Nicolas Spanghero
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, number eight
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1965–1980 Narbonne
1981-1989 RO Castelnaudary
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1971–1975 France 22 (12)

Claude Spanghero (born 5 June 1948) is a former French rugby union footballer. He played at number 8 and as a lock.

He was part of the French side which won the Five Nations in 1973. He played for France 22 times, including 7 with his brother Walter Spanghero. He famously had a very stormy relationship with his older brother, who was also an international rugby player for France.

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