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Subscribe to RSS FeedImañol Harinordoquy
Date of birth: 20/2/80
Position: Back row
Test caps: 41
Test Debut: v Wales in 2002 as a starter in Cardiff. Wales 33 France 37
Test Points: 50
Current Club: Biarritz.
Strengths: Harinordoquy is one of the most talented ball-playing back-rows around
Weaknesses: Suffers dramatic swings in form
Likely headline(s): Harinordoquy Basques in the glory
Did you know? Harinordoquy only turned to rugby after a knee injury curtailed his soccer development, and even now only ever signs one-year contracts because he likes the freedom of being able to choose to stay rather than tying himself down. Raised the ire of many an Englishman before the 2002 Six Nations showdown when he said of the English: "I despise them as much as they despise everyone else" although he later qualified the statement. After France had won. He is fiercely defensive of his Basque indentity.
