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CAMBERABERO, GUY
La Voulte and France
14 internationals for France 1961–68

CAMBERABERO, LILIAN
La Voulte and France
13 internationals for France 1964–68

CAMBERABERO, DIDIER
La Voulte, Beziers and France
36 internationals for France 1982–93

As uncapped brothers Guy and Lilian surfaced in international rugby when both toured New Zealand with France in 1961.

Poor Lilian, one of the victims of the heavy early-tour loss to Waikato, was one of the three halfbacks for the 13-match tour and, though he was never injured, that was his only match.
He went on to play 13 internationals between 1964 and 1968, only once on a losing French side.

Flyhalf Guy played one test on the 1961 tour, the first of his 14 internationals, of which France won 10 and drew one. He scored 113 international points, including the France Five Nations championship’s record of 32 in 1967. He dropped a record five goals (in three matches) that season.

Guy’s son, Didier, also reached international level as a flyhalf, in 1982, 14 years after his father’s career had finished. Didier was a brilliant goal-kicker, setting a world record of 30 points in one game, in France’s World Cup match with Zimbabwe at Auckland in 1987. He was something of a curiosity – he played most of his internationals wearing a full hair-piece.

Didier was France’s vital goal-kicking and tactical flyhalf in the 1991 Rugby World Cup, appearing in three of France’s four games. An injury prevented him playing in the important quarter final with England. France, missing Camberabero’s authority in the number ten jersey, tumbled to defeat.

Didier Camberabero at that point in time, became the highest scorer in French test history and the first Frenchman to pass 300 points in tests.

He played with no boots on.