Joseph Guiraud
Birth date14 January 1929
Birth placeEspéraza, Aude,
Occitania, France
Death placeCarcassonne, France
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight11 st 0 lb (70 kg)
Club 1Lézignan
Year1start19??
Year1end??
Club 2Carpentras
Year2start19??
Year2end??
Club 3Montpellier
Year3start19??
Year3end??
Club 4Toulouse
Year4start19??
Year4end66
Club 5Limoux
Year5start1966
Year5end72
TeamaFrance
Appearancesa7
Yearastart1956
Yearaend61
Goalsa0
Pointsa20
Fieldgoalsa0
Triesa2
Source[1]
Updated12 February 2021

Joseph Guiraud (Espéraza, 14 January 1929-Carcassonne, 17 April 2020), is a French former rugby league player who played as centre, halfback and five-eights[2] and later, coach.

Career

He played for several clubs during his career. debuting for Lézignan, later, joining Carpentras and Montpellier before joining Toulouse for a French Championship in 1965, finally ending his career for Limoux with a second French Championship title in 1968.[3] Thanks to his club-level performances, he represented France between 1956 and 1961, taking part at the 1960 Rugby League World Cup.

Personal life

Outside the pitch, he worked as wine-grower.[4]

Honours

As player

  • Team honours :
    • French Champion in 1965 (Toulouse) and 1968 (Limoux).
    • Runner-up at the French Championship : 1964 (Toulouse).

As coach

  • Team honours :
    • French Champion in 1968 (Limoux).

References

  1. ^ "Joseph Guiraud - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
  2. ^ "Vol. 41 No. 12 (June 11, 1960)". Trove. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  3. ^ Bonnery, Louis (1996). Le rugby à XIII - Le plus français du monde. p. 279.
  4. ^ "Vol. 41 No. 12 (June 11, 1960)". Trove. Retrieved 2022-04-26.