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Jean Le Droff

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Jean Le Droff
Date of birth(1939-06-22)22 June 1939
Place of birthOrdan-Larroque, France
Date of death11 November 2021(2021-11-11) (aged 82)
Place of deathToulouse, France
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight224 lb (102 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1963–71 France 9 (0)

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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Jean Le Droff : le "menhir gersois" tombe pour la première et dernière fois". La Dépêche (in French). 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "L'ancien international Jean Le Droff est décédé". Rugbyrama (in French).
  3. ^ "Décès de Jean Le Droff, figure emblématique du rugby gersois". lejournaldugers.fr (in French). 12 November 2021.
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