José Díaz (born 31 March 1963, in

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

) is a former Spanish rugby union player. He played as a flanker. Díaz played for

Castres Olympique Castres Olympique (, ) is a French rugby union club located in the Occitanian city of Castres and is currently competing in the Top 14, the top level of the French league system. Founded in 1898, the club took its current name in 1906. They pla ...

, in

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, from 1986/87 to 2001/02, winning the French Championship in 1992/93 who beat

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14-11 in the final, in a match decided by an irregular try accorded by the referee, being a runners-up in 1994/95, and also the Cup of France, in 1992/93. He had 10 caps for

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, from 1997 to 1999, scoring 1 try, 5 points in aggregate. He was selected for the

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, playing in all the three games.José Díaz International Statistics José Díaz International Statistics
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* 1963 births Living people Spanish rugby union players Spain international rugby union players Rugby union flankers Spanish expatriate rugby union players in France 1999 Rugby World Cup players Castres Olympique players {{Spain-rugbyunion-bio-stub