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.
| Date of birth | 11 April 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Pouillon, Landes, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 February 2021 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dax, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Honours
edit- Selected to represent France, 1969–1979
- French rugby champion finalist 1973 with US Dax
- Grand Slam: 1977
- Five Nations Championship:1970
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "FRANCE LEGEND JEAN-PIERRE BASTIAT PASSES AWAY". Six Nations Championship. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ Pervot, Jérôme (3 February 2021). "Jean-Pierre Bastiat est décédé : le départ d'un talent colossal". Rugbyrama. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
External links
edit- Jean-Pierre Bastiat at ESPNscrum
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