Daniel Dubroca

Daniel Dubroca

Date of birth	(1954-04-25) 25 April 1954
Place of birth	Aiguillon, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker / Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Agen () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1979–1988 France 33 (8) Coaching career Years Team 1990–1991 France 1994–1997 Agen

Daniel Dubroca (born 25 April 1954) is a former French national rugby union player and coach. He played as a prop and as a hooker.

Biography

Dubroca was born at Aiguillon.

He played all his career at SU Agen, starting at 1969/70. He was promoted to the first category in 1972/73 and would play until 1989/90. He won three times the French Championship, in 1975/76, 1981/82 and 1987/88. He would be president of SU Agen from 2004 to 2008.

Dubroca had 33 caps for France, from 1979 to 1988, scoring 2 tries, 8 points in aggregate. He captained the French team at the 1987 World Cup, playing all the five matches and scoring a try. He played at the Five Nations Championship in 1982, 1984, 1987 and 1988, being winner the last time, with Wales in points equality.

Dubroca took over as national team coach in 1990 following Jacques Fouroux's resignation. In the 1991 Rugby World Cup, France cruised through opening round before being beaten 19-10 by England in the quarterfinals. After the final whistle Daniel Dubroca manhandled referee Dave Bishop accusing him of being a cheat. Dubroca later resigned and was replaced by Pierre Berbizier.

External links

• Daniel Dubroca at ESPNscrum
• 1987-88 French Championship Final on lnr.fr