Raphaël Ibañez

[Psychonaut]

Classify "French" rugby player Raphaël Ibañez:

http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1073&stc=1&d=1237751681
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1074&stc=1&d=1237751681
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1075&stc=1&d=1237751681
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1076&stc=1&d=1237751681
http://www.theapricity.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1077&stc=1&d=1237751681

[Baron Samedi]

CM/Alpine mix?

Has a "wider" face than most regular CM's...

[Psychonaut]

CM/Alpine mix?

Alpinid is one of the CM/UP types, along with Faelid, Bruenn, Borreby, West and East Baltid.


Has a "wider" face than most regular CM's...

Yeah, his head is almost spherical. I'm wondering if he might just be an incredibly robust Alpinid.

[Allenson]

Yeah, his head is almost spherical. I'm wondering if he might just be an incredibly robust Alpinid.

That's certainly my impression of this feller'.

Wiki has him born in Dax, France:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dax,_Landes

Is he Basque, perhaps? He reminds me of a guy I know from the Basque area of northern Spain, just a wee bit south of Dax. Classic southwestern refuge type.

Imagine this dude barreling along right toward you at full speed: :eek:

http://www.rugbyheaven.com.au/ffximage/2009/02/18/raphael_ibanez.jpg

[SuuT]

[...] I'm wondering if he might just be an incredibly robust Alpinid.


Alpinid, yes: I agree; with a secondary Med. influence.


"Robusticity" is a rather tricky concept: Most people, in the modern world (and this has not escaped 19th and early 20th century anthropology) are sedentary.

As I have noted elsewhere (take it or leave it), a Corded Nordid in a weight room fed two pounds of steak per day will appear 'Robust'.



The concept of "Robusticity" only makes sense when comparing two individuals of the same activity level. - and yes, this is a difficult (I suppose) thing to do whilst performing "internet Anthro."