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Subscribe to RSS FeedJean-Baptiste Elissalde
Date of birth: 23/11/77
Position: Scrum-half
Test caps: 23
Test Debut: 2000 v Scotland in Edinburgh as a replacement. Scotland 16 France 28
Test Points: 130
Current Club: Toulouse
Strengths: He doesn't show it often, but he can be devastating if he spots a gap. Also a terrific place-kicker, and he can also play fly-half if required.
Weaknesses: Occasionally dawdles at the base of the scrum.
Likely headline(s): French basque in glory near the church
Did you know? It's an impressive family of Elissaldes - his father Jean-Pierre and grandfather Laurent Bidart were both French internationals. His name, which is a very frequent Basque name, means "near the church" in the Basque language
