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Robert Paparemborde

Robert Paparemborde
Date of birth	(1948-07-05)5 July 1948
Place of birth	Féas, France
Date of death	19 April 2001(2001-04-19) (aged 52)
Place of death	14th arrondissement, Paris
Occupation(s)	Shopkeeper then rugby administration
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1975-1983 France 55 (40) Correct as of 2009-06-29

Robert Paparemborde (5 July 1948 in Féas, France – 19 April 2001), was a French rugby union player. He was capped 55 times, 5 as captain, for the French national side.

He was regarded as one of the greatest prop-forwards and was a member of the French team that won the Five Nations Championship in 1977 (Grand Slam), 1981(Grand Slam), and 1983.

He also played for a World XV on 9 August 1980 against Argentina in Buenos Aires, losing 36-22.

He died of pancreatic cancer on 19 April 2001 in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Notes

1. "La vallée d'Ossau : Culture et mémoire - Robert Paparemborde".
2. BBC, 19 April 2001, http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/1285197.stm
3. The Independent, 23 April 2001,
4. The Daily Telegraph, 19 April 2001, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/3003664/Game-mourns-immovable-Paparemborde.html
5. Player list for World XV
6. "Robert Paparemborde", Wikipédia (in French), 12 September 2020, retrieved 17 September 2020

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