Didier Codorniou (born 13 February 1958 in Narbonne)Didier Codorniou player profile
ESPN Scrum.com is a former French rugby union player and a French politician. He played as a Centre. Codorniou played for RC Narbonne and

Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain () ( oc, Estadi Tolosenc), also referred to as Toulouse, is a professional rugby union club based in Toulouse, France. They compete in the Top 14, France's top division of rugby, and the European Rugby Champions Cup. Toulou ...

. He earned his first national cap on 7 July 1979 against the All Blacks, in the first victory France had achieved over the New Zealand team in New Zealand. In ''Path to Victory'' former Australian

flyhalf In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (wearing jerseys numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15). In addition, there may be up to eight replacement players "on the bench", numbered 16– ...

Mark Ella wrote of Codorniou that, "After playing against Didier Codorniou, I thought he was the best centre in the world. He directed all the backline traffic. He had the ball skills to set the play up or be an electrifying individualist."

Honours

* Grand Slam : 1981 * French rugby champion, 1979 with RC Narbonne and 1989 with

. * Challenge Yves du Manoir 1978, 1979 and 1984 with RC Narbonne

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* 1958 births Living people French rugby union players Stade Toulousain players Rugby union centres France international rugby union players Knights of the Ordre du Mérite Maritime Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite {{france-rugbyunion-bio-stub