Jean Patrick Lesobre

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Jean-Patrick Lesobre
Personal information
Date of birth	July 9, 1950 (1950-07-09) (age 57)
Place of birth	Rabat, Morocco
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	82 kg (180 lb)
College	Medecine Faculty
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Hooker
Clubs		Caps	(points)
1978-present 1966-1978	Racing Club de France Castres Olympique

National team(s)		Caps	(points)
1966-1968	France	14	(57)

Jean-Patric Lesobre was a French Rugby XV player, born on July 9, 1950 in Rabat (Morocco).

At 16, he integrates the 1st team of Rugby club de Vincennes (second division), with numbers 12 - 13 - 14. He holds the record of marked tries (19) in French championship, during the season 1975. It's with the number 14, that he played the symbolic : Paris c/c London matches, and will play for selection of Ile-de-France, and French's University teams.

Player protée (1,80m 82kg), he was captain of R.C.V.. Then, he played as a winger, and finally hooker !!! As a hooker, he ended his playing career of national, in 1980, at the Charléty's Stadium, in Paris, (Racing Club de France c/c Paris Université Club).

Four years before, he becomes at 28 years, federal manager under the crook of Albert Ferrasse. Then, he joined Bernard Lapasset at C.I.F.R., as regional manager, while continuing to play in 1st Racing club de France, where he also becomes steering of the club, then trainer.

He essentially played for Racing club de France, but also in Sociedad Hebraica (Argentina), Castres Olympique (military license), Rugby Club de Vincennes, Hawïa RFC, Archiballs Côte Basque, and R.C.M.A.S.M.

He is currently President of Racing club de France's Association.

For time of matche, in the profit of caritative and charitable works, he play with Old International, with his accomplices of the back lines of 'Showbizz' : Gérald Martinez, Jean-Baptiste Lafond, Denis Charvet, Yvon Rousset, but also Michel Tachdjian, Patrick Serrière, Jean-Pierre Genet, and Laurent Benezech.