Jean-Pierre Clar

Jean Pierre Clar (born 27 February 1942[2]), also known by the nicknames of "Jap", "Nam", "Le chinois" ("The Chinese") and "Tronche d'obus" ("Howitzer head"), is a French former professional rugby league and amateur rugby union footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for France in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup and 1970 Rugby League World Cup, and at club level for US Villeneuve XIII (two spells), as a hooker or loose forward, i.e. number 9 or 13, during the era of contested scrums, and he played club level rugby union (RU) for SU Agen, as a flanker, i.e. number 6 or 7.

Jean Pierre Clar
Personal information
Born (1942-02-27) 27 February 1942
Hanoi, French Indochina
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionHooker, Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1959–62 US Villeneuve XIII
1965–72 US Villeneuve XIII
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1965–70 France 27 1 0 0 3
Rugby union
PositionFlanker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1962–65 SU Agen
As of 31 October 2017
Source: [1]

Background

Jean-Pierre Clar born in Hanoi, French Indochina from a French father and an Vietnamese mother [3]..

As a player, he is considered not very heavy, neither very fast, but having "a style at any speed of execution as he was technically to the point"[4]

He debuted in rugby league for Villeneuve XIII alongside his brother Christian, before returning there after his rugby union period. In fact, he played three seasons for SU Agen, winning a French Championship title in 1962. With Villeneuve, he won the French Championship in 1964. Called up for the France national team, he earned 34 caps between 1965 and 72.

One of his notable feats was on 6 March 1967 during a match against Great Britain national team in Wigan, a match where he exemplified himself by his pugnacity and his resistance to bad gestures from opposing players (notably, from Bill Bryant) which would earn him the applause of the British public at the end of the match [5]...

Outside the field, he is a company manager,[6] after working as a "locksmith welder"[7]...

References
  1. Jean Pierre Clar rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. "Wikiwix's cache". archive.wikiwix.com. Archived from the original on |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help). Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  3. Mouret, Aimé (December 2011). ""Clar, Jean-Pierre"". Le Who's who du rugby à XIII. Toulouse: Éditions de l'Ixcea. p. 68. ISBN 978-2-84918-118-8.
  4. Passamar, André (second semester of 1984). ""Clar, Jean-Pierre"". L'encyclopédie de Treize Magazine. Toulouse: Sud-Ouest Presse impression. p. 35. ASIN B0014I5GK6. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. Mouret, Aimé (December 2011). ""Clar, Jean-Pierre"". Le Who's who du rugby à XIII. Toulouse: Éditions de l'Ixcea. p. 291. ISBN 978-2-84918-118-8.
  6. "Wikiwix's cache". archive.wikiwix.com. Archived from the original on |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help). Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  7. Mouret, Aimé (December 2011). ""Clar, Jean-Pierre"". Le Who's who du rugby à XIII. Toulouse: Éditions de l'Ixcea. p. 291. ISBN 978-2-84918-118-8.
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