Andre Boniface

Career

Exceptional player of the back lines, it knew a chaotic career with the XV of France, but what characterizes André Boniface, it is particular love which bound it to his/her brother Guy, and the religion which they made of the play of line. To its great physique and undeniable qualities speed, he added a great dexterity acquired as of his youth in plays where the play with the foot was prohibited. Moreover, at the time of a friendly match in 1952 with the US Dax (club where there remained a few months, after having begun in its birthplace), he had played 17 years by cotoyant its idol, the Bayonne Jean Dauger, which had proven to him the importance of the role of frontier runner… role which will ensure soon the nickname to him of Créateur of test .

Always at the time of this friendly match of Dax, he is contacted by the Mons Stade, which he joined the following year. As of its first year, it loses a final of championship of France against FC Doors. It then integrates very early the XV of France, with 19 years and half at the time of the tournament of the 5 nations 1954, playing wing three-quarter vis-a-vis the England with its first selection.

At the time of the season 1957 - 58, it is joined by his/her Guy brother in the center of the Mons Stage. With him, it loses a new finale of the Championship of France in 1959 against the Racing club of France. At the time of the beginnings of his/her Guy brother with the XV of France in 1960, it is isolated one year. They will obtain however 16 selections jointly then, until their last selection, always jointly in 1966, cursed year where a master key of Jean Gachassin in André, intercepted victoriously for his country by Welsh Stuart Watkins, definitively excludes the two Boniface brothers from the team of France.

They will have also gained the Bouclier of Brennus - against the US Dax of Pierre Albaladejo - in 1963.

Andre was rather the ascetic, with the irreproachable hygiene of life, always leaving the drives the last. He held trade of articles of sport after his brilliant career on the grounds. Guy as for him devoured the life with full teeth.

After the death of Guy, the New Year's Day 1968 on a road of the Moors, André Boniface involved the young people of the Mons Stage.

It was Gold medal of Youth and the Sports in 2002.

Since November 16th 2005, it belongs from now on to the British club very closed international Temple of re-elected Rugby with XV (Hall off Famed), which gathers the great names of world Rugby. Promotion 2005 includes/understands 10 names: Andre Boniface, Naas Botha, John Eales, Grant Fox, Martin Johnson, Ian McGeechan, François Pienaar, Keith Wood, Dave Gallaher (1873-1917), Gwyn Nicholls (1874-1939).

Clubs

ACE Montfort

Prize list

In club

Champion of France in 1963
Yves Challenge of the Manor in 1960, 1961 and 1962
Vice-champion of France in 1953 and 1959
Finalist of the challenge of the Manor in 1966 (it does not take part for the final of 1958)
Finaliste of the Cut of Europe of Clubs FIRA in 1964
Demi-finaliste of the championship in 1961 and 1965
Demi-finaliste of Manor in 1954,1963,1965 and 1967

In team of France

48 selections in team of France, of 1954 with 1966, is 13 years (national record of duration), for 11 marked tests.
2 matches with the XV of France in 1954 against Chile and Germany
Victorious of the Five Nations tournament with 5 recoveries: in 1954 (ex æquo), 1955 (ex æquo), 1959, 1961, and 1962 (*)
Turned in Argentinian in 1958, New Zealand in 1961 and South Africa in 1964

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