Jean-Baptiste Lafond

Jean-Baptiste Lafond is a French player of Rugby to XV, born the December 29th 1961 with Bègles, having occupied the station of wing three-quarter then of back to the Racing club of France and, in national selection, having taken part in the edition 1991 of the World cup.

With its mischievous accomplices of the back lines of Racing: Yvon Rousset, White Eric, Denis Charvet, Franck Mesnel and Philippe Guillard, it formed a transitory group of varieties, the Showbizz , among different multiples jokes.

Famous for his escapades like his partners, it was seen, inter alia, to carry a beret at the time of a match disputed against Bayonne, to wear a plastic bonnet at the time of a match to incite with the port of the condom and, last goal not least , to enter out of blazer on the ground, to show his buttocks, to prepare with a match while playing charts with his fellow-members, to drink champagne at the half-time of a match chopper, to offer to François Mitterrand a pink bow tie before the kickoff of the finale of the championship of France 1990 (gained by Racing, club of which all the players carried the famous bow tie during the match)…

Career

In club

In team of France

  • Jean-Baptiste Lafond knew his first selection on November 13rd, 1983 against the Wallabies.

Prize list

In club

  • Champion of France in 1990 (Racing Club of France).

  • Vice-champion of France in 1987.

In team of France

  • 37 selections.

  • 14 tests, 2 drops, 8 penalties, 7 transformations (101 points).
  • Selections per year: 1 in 1983, 2 in 1985, 5 in 1986, 1 in 1987, 1 in 1988, 3 in 1989, 3 in 1990, 11 in 1991, 5 in 1992 and 4 in 1993.
  • Large Slam in 1987.
  • Five Nations tournament in 1986 (ex- aequo with the Scotland), 1988 (ex- aequo with the Wales) and 1989.
  • Turned in Argentinian in 1985.

World cup

External bond

  • Scrum.com

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