| Date of birth | 16 December 1960 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Auterive, Haute-Garonne, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 246 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Claude Portolan (born 16 December 1960) is a French former international rugby union player.[1]
A product of hometown club SA Auterive, Portolan was a prop and spent all but one season of his senior career with Stade Toulousain, playing 358 games. He featured in six Brennus Shield titles and was a member of the side that won the 1995–96 Heineken Cup. His brother, Gérard, was a teammate at Stade Toulousain.[2]
Portolan gained three France caps during his career, debuting against the Wallabies in Sydney on their 1986 tour of Australia, before returning for two matches in the 1989 Five Nations.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Portolan, Les Larmes D'Un Certain Rugby". L'Humanité (in French). 30 December 1996.
- ^ Lopez, Robin (27 April 2023). "[Que sont-ils devenus ?] Claude Portolan : « Le Stade Toulousain, c'est ma deuxième famille »". Le Journal Toulousain (in French).
- ^ "Claude Portolan, ancien pilier du Stade Toulousain : «J'aurais aimé jouer aujourd'hui»". La Dépêche (in French). 7 February 2019.