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As of 16 January 2021 |
Jacques Jorda, (born in
Elne, on 1 April 1948) is a French former rugby league player and coach. Starting in
rugby union for
Stade Toulousain, he made his debut with the club in First Division in 1966 before joining
Carcassonne in 1967 and then,
USA Perpignan in 1969. In 1971 he switches codes opting for rugby league and for
XIII Catalan from
Perpignan where he won the
French Championship and the
Lord Derby Cup.He was concurrently the coach for Saint-Jacques, Soler and Palau before coaching XIII Catalan and
France national team leading the latter to an historic success against
Great Britain. He ended his career as director of the
French Rugby League Federation.
In his civil life, Jacques Jorda, after his studies at the hotel school of Toulouse, is committed with the town council of Perpignan, then, responsible of the Mutual Assurance Society of the local collectivities and restaurateur in Canet-en-Roussillon. [1]