Santiago Cavero, known as Jacques Cabero ( Labastide-Saint-Pierre 13 May 1947 –

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, 15 March 2017), was a French

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player who played as hooker or prop. He played in his career first for

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with which he won the double

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in 1969, and later, from 1972 for Pia with which he won the Lord Derby Cup in 1975. Cabero was also known by his nickname ''Le Sanglier des Albères'' (''The Boar from Albères''). His performances in club allowed him to represent

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between 1968 and 1972, disputing notably the

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Biography

After his rugby union debuts at Canohés, then at Argelès, he joined the junior team of

in 1966. He also became a junior international for France national rugby league team. At first-grade level, along with Francis Mas and Raymond Rébujent, he formed the formidable

forwards line and won the French Championship title in 1969, followed by the French Cup in the same year, accompanied that time by Pierre Hors. The following year, he took part to the

during which France defeated

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by 17–15.''"L'avocat" s'est définitivement tu''
, sportchoc.tv, Hervé Girette, 15 mars 2017 In 1972 he leaves

for rugby union and

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, but after two months, he returned to rugby league after an

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ban from playing in the

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along with

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and

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due to their past as rugby league players. He then joined Pia and added a new trophy to his cabinet by winning the Lord Derby Cup in 1975 against

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Honours

Club

* French Champion in 1969 (

). * Winner of the

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: 1969 (

) and 1975 ( Pia). * Runner-up at the

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: 1970 (

Notes and references

External links

Jacques Cabero at Rugby League Project
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cabero, Jacques 1947 births 2017 deaths Baroudeurs de Pia XIII players France national rugby league team players French rugby league players Rugby league hookers Rugby league props Rugby league players from Occitania (administrative region) Rugby union players from Occitania (administrative region) Sportspeople from Pyrénées-Orientales USA Perpignan players XIII Catalan players