Jacques Gruppi, born in
Villeneuve-sur-Lot, on 6 April 1941) is a French former
rugby league player, who played as centre. His brothers are
Raymond Gruppi
Raymond Gruppi (born in Villeneuve-sur-Lot, on 30 September 1937), is a French former rugby league player who played as centre and wing and later was a coach.
Personal life
He is the brother of the former rugby league player Jacques Gruppi, as w ...
, who also was a rugby league player and
Pierre Gruppi, a former rugby union player.
Biographie
He played for
Villeneuve-sur-Lot and also represented France during the
1968 Rugby League World Cup
The 1968 Rugby League World Cup tournament was the fourth staging of the Rugby League World Cup, and was held in Australia and New Zealand during May and June in 1968. Contested by the men's national rugby league football teams of the two host ...
, where he played also in the final lost against
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
.
Outside the sport, he worked as a salesman.
Between 1985 and 1986, Gruppi coached his former club, Villeneuve-sur-Lot.
Honours
* Rugby league :
*
World Cup :
** 1 time runner-up in
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
(
France).
*
French Championship :
** 1-time champion in
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
(
Villeneuve-sur-Lot).
** 1 time finalist in
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
(
Villeneuve-sur-Lot).
*
Lord Derby Cup :
** 1-time champion in
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...
(
Villeneuve-sur-Lot).
** 4 times finalist in
1966
Events January
* January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko.
* January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
,
1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
,
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
and
1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...
(
Villeneuve-sur-Lot).
International caps
Source:
Cap details
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gruppi, Jacques
1941 births
Living people
France national rugby league team players
French rugby league players
Rugby league players from Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Rugby league centres
Villeneuve Leopards players