Thierry Lacroix
| Birth name | Thierry Lacroix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 March 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nogaro, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thierry Lacroix (born 2 March 1967) is a former French
Five Nations Championship. He won his final cap for France on 22 November 1997 against South Africa. Lacroix played in the 1991 Rugby World Cup - a tournament in which the French team was beaten in the quarter-final stage by the eventual losing finalist, England - and again in the 1995 Rugby World Cup in which he was the top points scorer with 112 points. France finished the 1995 tournament in 3rd place, defeating a fellow losing semi finalist, England, in the 3rd / 4th place playoff game.[citation needed
]
Lacroix started his rugby career at
physiotherapist, wanted to work in this domain and only played part-time rugby for Perpignan. He finished his rugby playing career at Castres Olympique at the age of 37.[citation needed
]
External links
- Thierry Lacroix at ESPNscrum
- Thierry Lacroix on Sporting Heroes
- The Roar article on Lacroix's predictions for 2007 World Cup
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