André Ruiz
Personal information
Born (1947-03-30) 30 March 1947
Séméac, Hautes-Pyrénées,
Occitania, France
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight12 st; 77 kg (170 lb)
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1968–1968 Stadoceste Tarbais 2 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1968–1968 France 2 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1970–77 AS Carcassonne
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1970–77 France 19 4 0 0 12
Source: [1][2]

André Ruiz (born 30 March 1947) is a French rugby footballer who represented his country in both rugby league and rugby union, including in the four Rugby League World Cups.

Playing career

Ruiz originally played rugby union and in 1968 played in two test matches for the France national rugby union team.[2]

He then switched to rugby league and represented the France national rugby league team, making his debut at the 1970 Rugby League World Cup. He went on to play in 19 internationals for France, including in the 1972, 1975 and 1977 Rugby League World Cups.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 André Ruiz rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. 1 2 "Andre Ruiz | Rugby Union | Players and Officials | ESPN Scrum". en.espn.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
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