Jean-Pierre Bastiat (11 April 1949 – 3 February 2021) was a French international rugby union player. He played as a Lock and Number 8 for US Dax.

Jean-Pierre Bastiat
Date of birth(1949-04-11)11 April 1949
Place of birthPouillon, Landes, France
Date of death3 February 2021(2021-02-03) (aged 71)
Place of deathDax, France
Height1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight109 kg (240 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Number 8
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
US Dax ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1969-1978 France 32 (24)

Bastiat was born in Pouillon, Landes.[citation needed] As a youngster, Bariet played basketball.[1] He earned his first cap with the French national team on 14 December 1969 against Romania at Colombes.[citation needed] He won the 1970 and 1973 Five Nations Championships,[1] as well as the Grand Slam in the 1977 Five Nations Championship. The next year he captained France replacing the retired Jacques Fouroux.[1] He retired in 1978 due to a knee injury.[1] In total, Bastiat made 32 appearances for France between 1969 and 1978.[1]

He died on 3 February 2021, following a stroke.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "FRANCE LEGEND JEAN-PIERRE BASTIAT PASSES AWAY". Six Nations Championship. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ Pervot, Jérôme (3 February 2021). "Jean-Pierre Bastiat est décédé : le départ d'un talent colossal". Rugbyrama. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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