Christian Bélascain (1 November 1953 — 8 January 2004) was a French rugby union international.

Christian Bélascain
Date of birth(1953-11-01)1 November 1953
Place of birthBiarritz, France
Date of death8 January 2004(2004-01-08) (aged 50)
Place of deathBayonne, France
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight188 lb (85 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1977–83 France 18 (4)

Born in Biarritz, Bélascain learnt his rugby at Boucau Stade and spent most of his career with Aviron Bayonnais. He was capped 18 times for France as a centre between 1977 and 1983, which included four Five Nations campaigns.[1]

Bélascain died of a ruptured aneurysm in 2004 at the age of 50. The Reichel B, an under-21 championship for non-professional French clubs, was renamed in his honour and he also bears the name of a Bayonne rugby stadium.[2][3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Ch. Belascain n'est plus". La Dépêche (in French). 9 January 2004.
  2. ^ "rugby. Les Bélascain sont prêts pour une grande saison". Le Journal de Saône-et-Loire (in French). 2 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Les «Belascain» une pépinière de jeunes joueurs pour le CAC". La Dépêche (in French). 31 August 2015.
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