Michel Droitecourt (born 30 October 1949) is a former French

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player who was capped 17 times for

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. Droitecourt played as Fullback for the

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where he played 2 final of the

French Championship The French rugby league championship (french: Le Championnat de France de Rugby à XIII) has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France since the sport was introduced to the country in the 1930s. ...

. With

he played 3

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 ...

but didn't win any titles.

Honours

* Selected to represent France, 1972–1977 *

Challenge Yves du Manoir The Challenge Yves du Manoir was a rugby union club competition that was played in France between 1931 and 2003 under different names. It is named after former player Yves du Manoir. History The Challenge Yves du Manoir was officially created on S ...

1976 * French championship finalist 1970 and 1978

External links

ESPN profile
Living people French rugby union players France international rugby union players 1949 births Rugby union fullbacks ASM Clermont Auvergne players {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub