Jean-Luc Joinel (born September 21, 1953, in

Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse (; Languedocien: ''Sent Vincenç de Còssa'') is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France, on the Dordogne River. The commune is located south of Sarlat-la-Canéda. It has two ch ...

) is a retired French international

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player. He played as a Flanker for

CA Brive Club Athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin, also referred to as CA Brive, Brive () or CAB, is a French professional rugby union club based in Brive-la-Gaillarde, in the Corrèze department. They compete in the first-tier Top 14 competition. Briv ...

. He earned his first cap with the French national team on 11 November 1977 against

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at Toulouse.

Honours

* Selected to represent France, 1976–1983 *

Five Nations Championship The Six Nations Championship (known as the Guinness Six Nations for sponsorship reasons) is an annual international men's rugby union competition between the teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. The current champions ar ...

: 1983 and 1986 *

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: 1981 *

Mediterranean Games The Mediterranean Games is a multi-sport event organised by the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM). It is held every four years among athletes from countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea in Africa, Asia and Europe. The fir ...

1979, 1983

External links

Jean-Luc Joinel International Statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Joinel, Jean-Luc 1953 births French rugby union players Living people France international rugby union players Rugby union flankers Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 1983 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for France Sportspeople from Dordogne Rugby union players from Nouvelle-Aquitaine CA Brive players