Jean-Claude Berejnoï (20 April 1939 – September 2024) was a French rugby union player who played as a prop.[1]
Date of birth | 20 April 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Decazeville, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | September 2024 | (aged 85)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editBorn in Decazeville on 20 April 1939, Berejnoï began playing professionally for his hometown team, SC Decazeville before moving to SC Tulle in 1957.[2] He played his first match for the French national team on 15 December 1963 against Romania. His final match, which took place on 10 December 1967, also took place against Romania.[3] Following his rugby career, he worked as an insurance agent in Decazeville and Maurs.[2]
Jean-Claude Berejnoï died in September 2024, at the age of 85.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Décès de Jean-Claude Berejnoï, joueur historique du Sporting club de Tulle dans les années 60". La Montagne (in French). Tulle. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ a b Lafon, Jacques (9 December 2024). "Rugby : l'ancien joueur du XV de France Jean-Claude Bérejnoï est mort". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Decazeville. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "BEREJNOI Jean-claude". French Rugby Federation (in French).
- ^ Prévôt, Jérôme (11 September 2024). "Carnet noir – Jean-Claude Berejnoi, mort d'un pilier qui ne doit pas être oublié". Rugbyrama (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2024.
External links
edit- Jean-Claude Berejnoï at ESPNscrum