Alain Paco

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Alain Paco
Date of birth (1952-03-01) 1 March 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Béziers, France
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1971-1980 AS Béziers ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1974-1980 France 35 (4)
1980 Barbarian RC 1 (0)

Alain Paco (born 1 March 1952) is a former French rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a hooker.

He played for AS Béziers. He went to win six titles of French Champion, for 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 and 1978.

Paco earned his first national cap on 20 June 1974 against the Argentina. He played 35 times for France, from 1974 to 1980, culminating in a Five Nations Grand Slam in 1977.

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