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| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| Known as "Aldo", Gruarin was an Italian by birth and spent his early years in a town near Venice. He picked up rugby after moving to Toulouse with his family after World War II and played for local team RC Toulon.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bocchio |first1=Mario |title=Fra Piave e Tagliamento, i nostri rugbisti che hanno fatto grande la Francia |url=https://medium.com/la-leggenda-del-rugby/fra-piave-e-tagliamento-i-nostri-rugbisti-che-hanno-fatto-grande-la-francia-c975f39f9990 |work=La leggenda del rugby |date=23 November 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rugby : Mai 1968, année du miracle pour Lourdes |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Article/Mai-1968-annee-du-miracle-pour-lourdes/896189 |work=L'Équipe |date=27 April 2018 |language=fr}}</ref> | Known as "Aldo", Gruarin was an Italian by birth and spent his early years in a town near ]. He picked up rugby after moving to ] with his family after World War II and played for local team ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bocchio |first1=Mario |title=Fra Piave e Tagliamento, i nostri rugbisti che hanno fatto grande la Francia |url=https://medium.com/la-leggenda-del-rugby/fra-piave-e-tagliamento-i-nostri-rugbisti-che-hanno-fatto-grande-la-francia-c975f39f9990 |work=La leggenda del rugby |date=23 November 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Rugby : Mai 1968, année du miracle pour Lourdes |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Article/Mai-1968-annee-du-miracle-pour-lourdes/896189 |work=] |date=27 April 2018 |language=fr}}</ref> | ||
| Gruarin was capped 26 times for ] between 1964 and 1968. He was a member of the French team which achieved the 1968 Five Nations grand slam, with appearances against Scotland and Ireland.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Botherway |first1=Nigel |title=Caught in Time |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/caught-in-time-pz6q6hwhlbr |work= |
Gruarin was capped 26 times for ] between 1964 and 1968. He was a member of the French team which achieved the 1968 Five Nations grand slam, with appearances against Scotland and Ireland.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Botherway |first1=Nigel |title=Caught in Time |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/caught-in-time-pz6q6hwhlbr |work=] |date=9 September 2007 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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French rugby union player (born 1938) Rugby player| Date of birth | (1938-02-05) 5 February 1938 (age 86) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Gruaro, Venice, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arnaldo Gruarin (born 5 February 1938) is a French former international rugby union player.
Biography
Known as "Aldo", Gruarin was an Italian by birth and spent his early years in a town near Venice. He picked up rugby after moving to Toulouse with his family after World War II and played for local team RC Toulon.
Gruarin was capped 26 times for France between 1964 and 1968. He was a member of the French team which achieved the 1968 Five Nations grand slam, with appearances against Scotland and Ireland.
See also
References
- Bocchio, Mario (23 November 2016). "Fra Piave e Tagliamento, i nostri rugbisti che hanno fatto grande la Francia". La leggenda del rugby.
- "Rugby : Mai 1968, année du miracle pour Lourdes". L'Équipe (in French). 27 April 2018.
- Botherway, Nigel (9 September 2007). "Caught in Time". The Times.
External links
- Arnaldo Gruarin at ESPNscrum