Robert Paparemborde
| Date of birth | 5 July 1948 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Féas, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | April 19, 2001 (aged 52) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Shopkeeper then rugby administration | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Prop | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1975-1983 | France | 55 | (40) |
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Robert Paparemborde (5 July 1948 in Féas,France – 19 April 2001), was a rugby union player who was capped 55 times, 5 as captain, for the French national side.
He was regarded as one of the greatest prop-forwards and was a member of the French team that won the Five Nations Championship in 1977 (Grand Slam), 1981(Grand Slam), and 1983.
He also played for a World XV on 9 August 1980 against Argentina in Buenos Aires, losing 36-22.
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