Joseph Guiraud

Joseph Guiraud

Personal information
Born	(1929-01-14)14 January 1929 Espéraza, Aude, Occitania, France
Died	17 April 2020(2020-04-17) (aged 91) Carcassonne, France
Playing information
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	11 st 0 lb (70 kg)
Position	Centre, Halfback, Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 19??–?? Lézignan 19??–?? Carpentras 19??–?? Montpellier 19??–66 Toulouse 1966–72 Limoux Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1956–61 France 7 2 0 0 20
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1966–72 Limoux
Source: [1] As of 12 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 26 April 2022.
2. "Vol. 41 No. 12 (June 11, 1960)". Trove. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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 26 April 2022.

External links

• Joseph Guiraud profile at rugbyleagueproject.com