Jacques Fouroux
| Date of birth | 24 July 1947 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Auch, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 December 2005 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Auch, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1965–1970 1970–1976 1976–1981 |
US Cognac La Voulte Auch |
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1972–1977 | France | 27 | (20) |
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| Years | Club / team | ||
| 1992–1993 2000–2001 2005 2005 1981–1990 |
Grenoble Orléans Grenoble L'Aquila France |
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Jacques Fouroux (24 July 1947 – 17 December 2005) was a French rugby union player and coach. He captained France when they won the Grand Slam in 1977, and was the manager when the side repeated the feat in 1981 and 1987.
Fouroux, who played as a scrum half, played for his hometown team FC Auch, as a youngster and at the end of his career (1976–1980). He started as senior with US Cognac until 1970 and played for La Voulte until 1976. He made his international debut in 1972 although it took him another four years to become a regular starter, as he was in competition with another, more sober, scrum-half Richard Astre of Béziers. At 5 ft 3 ins tall, he was one of the smallest players ever to play international rugby. His size, combined with his supremely confident, almost arrogant, leadership style, meant that he was often compared with Napoleon Bonaparte; Bonaparte's nickname "the little Corporal" stuck with Fouroux throughout his career. He was particularly happy when the going got tough and was described as a "ninth forward".
Fouroux captained France during both the 1976 and the 1977 Five Nations Championship. The 1976 Championship went well for France, their only loss came against Wales. The French highlight of the tournament was a 30–9 victory over England. The following year, which was to prove to be Fouroux's final season as an international player, saw France take the Grand Slam. Aside from a 4–3 victory over England, in which England missed a number of kickable penalties, France won their second Grand Slam fairly convincingly. The same 15 players played the 4 games from beginning to end.
He also played for a World XV on 9 August 1980 against Argentina in Buenos Aires, losing 36–22.
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