Roger Bourgarel (born 21 April 1947) is a French former
rugby union international.
Biography
Born in
Toulouse, Bourgarel was a speedy winger of
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...
an descent known as “La Flèche Noire”, which translates to "The Black Arrow". He played his club rugby for hometown club
Stade Toulousain
Stade Toulousain () ( oc, Estadi Tolosenc), also referred to as Toulouse, is a professional rugby union club based in Toulouse, France. They compete in the Top 14, France's top division of rugby, and the European Rugby Champions Cup.
Toulou ...
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Bourgarel, capped nine times by
France, played both Tests against the Springboks on the
1971 tour of apartheid South Africa, after his selection had caused much political controversy. The president of the French federation, Albert Ferrasse, had insisted on Bourgarel's place in the squad, a position supported by his South African counterpart
Danie Craven. He became the first black rugby player to be granted permission by the South African government to tour the country.
Since 2020, Bourgarel has served as the mayor of the town of
Prunet in Haute-Garonne.
See also
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List of France national rugby union players
References
External links
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1947 births
Living people
French rugby union players
France international rugby union players
French people of Guadeloupean descent
Black French sportspeople
Stade Toulousain players
Rugby union wings
Rugby union players from Toulouse
Mayors of places in Occitania (administrative region)
Rugby union and apartheid