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Date of birth: 17/2/73
Position: Hooker
Test caps: 92
Test Debut: 1996 v Wales in Cardiff as a replacement. Wales 16 France 15.
Test Points: 35
Current Club: London Wasps.
Strengths: Ibañez is a real quick thinker and has a turn of pace to back it up. Also a very cool temperament.
Weaknesses: Nothing, a true legend of the game
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Did you know? He was integral to the adoption of Diomede the cockerel as the French mascot of the 2003 World Cup. "The idea of having a live mascot came to the boys on the way to the airport," he said. "He is a happy rooster and I guarantee he will not end up as coq au vin."
