Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou

Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou (born 15 June 1953) is a former French rugby union international who played at tighthead prop.^[1] His club side was Lourdes.^[2]

Jean-Pierre Garuet

Birth name	Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou
Date of birth	(1953-06-15) 15 June 1953 (age 72)
Place of birth	Lourdes, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1974–1991 FC Lourdes () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1983–1990 France 42 (0)

He earned his first cap for France on 13 November 1983 against Australia at Clermont-Ferrand and established himself as a worthy successor to Robert Paparemborde.^[3]

In Paris on 21 January 1984, Garuet became the first Frenchman to be sent off in an international. He was expelled by referee Clive Norling for gouging the eye of Irish flanker John O'Driscoll, but later denied any wrongdoing.^[4]

Garuet was called for the 1987 Rugby World Cup, in which France finished runners-up.^[3]