Lilian Camberabero ( Saubion, 15 July 1937 –

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, 29 December 2015) was a French rugby union player. He played as a scrum-half. He was the brother of fellow rugby international player

Guy Camberabero Guy Camberabero (born 17 March 1936, in Saubion) is a former French rugby union footballer. His position was fly-half. He played for La Voulte Sportif (one of the predecessor clubs to today's La Voulte-Valence), where he won the French rugby c ...

. He played for

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, moving afterwards, with his brother

, to La Voulte, where he played from 1955/56 to 1970/71, and they won the French Championship, in 1969/70. He had 13 caps for

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, from 1963 to 1968, scoring 2 tries and 1 drop goal, 9 points on aggregate. He played in four Five Nations Championship competitions, in 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968. He was a member of the squad that won the

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, playing in 3 matches and scoring a try and a drop goal, 6 points on aggregate. It was the last time that he represented his national team. He and

wrote the book ''Le Mot de Passe'' (1971). After ending his player career, he became a coach. He died on 29 December 2015, aged 78 years old, from a liver tumor.Lilian Camberabero vainquer du Grand Chelem en 1968, est décedé a l'âge de 78 ans, L'Équipe, 29 December 2015 (French)
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