Daniel Dubroca (born 25 April 1954) is a former French national rugby union player and coach. He played as a prop and as a hooker.

Biography

Dubroca was born at Aiguillon. He played all his career at

SU Agen Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne (), commonly referred to as SU Agen, Agen () or SUALG, is a French professional rugby union club based in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne that competes in the Pro D2, France's second division of rugby. Founded in 1908, A ...

, starting at 1969/70. He was promoted to the first category in 1972/73 and would play until 1989/90. He won three times the French Championship, in 1975/76, 1981/82 and 1987/88. He would be president of SU Agen from 2004 to 2008. Dubroca had 33 caps for

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, from 1979 to 1988, scoring 2 tries, 8 points in aggregate. He captained the French team at the 1987 World Cup, playing all the five matches and scoring a try. He played at the

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in 1982, 1984, 1987 and 1988, being winner the last time, with

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in points equality. Dubroca took over as national team coach in 1990 following

Jacques Fouroux Jacques Fouroux (24 July 1947 – 17 December 2005) was a French rugby union player and coach. He captained France when they won the Grand Slam in 1977, and was the manager when the side repeated the feat in 1981 and 1987. Player Fouroux, who pl ...

's resignation. In the

1991 Rugby World Cup The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France: at the time, the five European countries who participated in the Five Nations Championship. This was ...

, France cruised through opening round before being beaten 19-10 by England in the quarterfinals. After the final whistle Daniel Dubroca manhandled referee Dave Bishop accusing him of being a cheat. Dubroca later resigned and was replaced by

Pierre Berbizier Pierre Berbizier (born 17 June 1958) is a French former rugby union footballer and a current coach. His usual position was at scrum-half. He played 56 times for France. Biography Berbizier was born in Saint-Gaudens. He made his international deb ...

References

External links

Daniel Dubroca International Statistics

1954 births Living people Sportspeople from Lot-et-Garonne French rugby union players French rugby union coaches French people of Italian descent France international rugby union players France national rugby union team coaches SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne players {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub