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| Born | (1929-02-09)9 February 1929 Carcassonne, France | ||||||||||||||||
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| Died | April 2004 (aged 75) Lourdes, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Antoine Labazuy (9 February 1929 – April 2004) was a French international rugby union player.[1]
Labazuy hailed from Carcassonne and was known by the nickname "the Minister".[2]
A fly-half, Labazuy played his club rugby for FC Lourdes, often forming a halves partnership with brother François. He was the only FC Lourdes player to feature in all seven of their championship–winning teams between 1948 and 1960.[3] His international career consisted of 11 caps from 1952 to 1959. He continued playing at club level until 1963.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "L'équipe de France inflige à l'Australie la plus sévère défaite de sa tournée (19-0)". Le Monde (in French). 11 March 1958.
- ^ "Finales Rugby - Labazuy Antoine". finalesrugby.fr.
- ^ "Antoine Labazuy, un grand du rugby s'éteint". La Dépêche (in French). 14 April 2004.
- ^ "Les frères Labazuy, casquette et ministre". La Nouvelle République des Pyrénées (in French). 25 August 2021.
External links
- Antoine Labazuy at ESPNscrum (archived)
- Antoine Labazuy at Fédération Française de Rugby
