Jean-Pierre Hortoland (born in Marseillan, Hérault, on 28 May 1947) is a French rugby union player. At 1m 80 and 102 kg (5'11" and 224 lbs), he played left prop for AS Béziers and RC Narbonne[1]Armand Vaquerin replaced him at Béziers from the 1971/1972 season.

Hortoland has the distinction of having played in the best years of two first division clubs from his region.

Today, he is a physiotherapist-osteopath and currently head of the Institut franco-britannique d'ostéopathie (Franco-British Institute of Osteopathy) in Béziers.[2] He is the author of several works in this discipline.

Hortoland participates in local political life in Béziers in support of the Greens (les Verts).

Honours

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  • Selected to represent France, 1971
  • French rugby champion, 1971, with AS Béziers
  • Challenge Yves du Manoir 1973 and 1974 with RC Narbonne
  • French championship finalist 1974 with RC Narbonne
  • Junior French champion, 1968, with AS Béziers

Publications

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  • Encyclopédie d'ostéopathie articulaire. Tome 1, Iliaque, pubis, coxo-fémorale, genou (2005)
  • Encyclopédie d'ostéopathie cranio-viscérale. Tome 2 (2006)
  • Encyclopédie d'ostéopathie cranio-viscérale. Tome 3 (2006)
  • Encyclopédie d'ostéopathie articulaire. Tome 4, Épaule, coude, poignet, main (2006)[3]
  • Encyclopédie d'Ostéopathie Articulaire (vol 1 and vol 2)
  • Encyclopédie d'Ostéopathie à visée viscérale, faciale, crânienne et ses relations musculo-squelettiques (vol 1 and vol 2 )
  • Ostéopathie et Articulation Temporo-mandibulaire
  • Le Traitement des Chaînes Musculaires
  • Encyclopédie d'Ostéopathie cranio-viscérale (4 volumes)[4]

References

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  1. ^ "ESPN match report". Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  2. ^ Institut d'Ostéopathie I.F.B.O. website (in French)
  3. ^ Bibliographie nationale française Archived 2008-05-21 at the Wayback Machine(in French)
  4. ^ Institut d'Ostéopathie I.F.B.O. website(in French)