Pierre Dizabo

Pierre Dizabo

Born	(1929-10-04)4 October 1929 Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse, France
Died	24 January 2002(2002-01-24) (aged 72) Bayonne, France
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	177 lb (80 kg)
Rugby union career
Position Centre / Fly-half International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1948–60 France 14 (6)

Pierre Dizabo (4 October 1929 – 24 January 2002) was a French international rugby union player.

Dizabo was born in Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse and played mainly for his local club US Tyrosse.^[1]

A versatile back, Dizabo had an unusual international career, which he began as a centre.^[2] He debuted in France's win over the Wallabies at Colombes in 1948 and remained in the side for three successive Five Nations campaigns from 1948 to 1950. After a record 10 year absence, Dizabo was called by France as a fly–half on their 1960 tour of Argentina.^[3]

Dizabo finished his career with CA Bègles.^[1]

See also

• List of France national rugby union players

References

1. "Finales Rugby - Dizabo Pierre Albert". finalesrugby.fr.
2. "Castres edge out Racing for championship glory". ESPN.com. 19 February 2010.
3. "Delaigue, Dal Maso, Albaladejo, Skrela... Le Top 12 des revenants chez les Bleus". Rugbyrama (in French). 19 January 2017.

External links

• Pierre Dizabo at ESPNscrum (archived)
• Pierre Dizabo at Fédération Française de Rugby