Jacques Lepatey (25 September 1929 – 1 May 2024) was a French rugby union player who played as a wing.[1]
| Date of birth | 25 September 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Mazamet, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 May 2024 (aged 94) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editBorn in Mazamet on 25 September 1929, he was the nephew of fellow rugby union player Louis Lepatey and the son of Charles Lepatey, also a sportsman. He made his juniors debut with Sallèles-d'Aude in 1946 before joining RC Narbonne and SC Mazamet. In 1958, he set the record for most tries in a season, a record surpassed by Jean-Pierre Puidebois in 1974.[2] He also made five appearances for the French national team during the 1954 Rugby Union European Cup and the 1955 Five Nations Championship.[3]
Lepatey died on 1 May 2024, at the age of 94.[4]
References
edit- ^ Rodrigues, Bastien (1 May 2024). "Rugby à XV : le Sallélois Jacques Lepatey, ancien international français, est décédé". L'Indépendant (in French). Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Villepreux, Olivier (2011). Les Miscellanées du rugby (in French). Fetjaine. ISBN 9782354252892.
- ^ "LEPATEY Jacques". French Rugby Federation (in French).
- ^ Rodrigues, Bastien; Parra, Christophe (3 May 2024). "Disparition : l'Audois Jacques Lepatey, ancien international de rugby à XV, est décédé". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Narbonne. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
External links
edit- Jacques Lepatey at ESPNscrum
