Blanco's mother took the pair back to her native Basque country, where rugby was to be the resounding winner. Serge trained as an engineer with the aerospace giants Dassault and played his first ...

Serge Blanco embodied French rugby at its very best: audacious, thrilling and mercurial. Famous for his awe-inspiring counter-attacks, he remains the leading try-scorer for his country 20 years ...

Serge Blanco at 60: ... Vice President of the French Rugby Federation, Serge Blanco walks on the pitch before a Pool D match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup between France and Italy at Twickenham stadium.

The greatest running full-back to ever play the game, Serge Blanco first exploded onto the scene on 2 December, 1978. The 20-year-old inspired France A's 30-point blitz of Wales A on a soggy night at ...