Laurent Mazas (born 19 December 1970) is a French former rugby union international.
| Date of birth | 19 December 1970 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Villefranche-de-Lauragais, Haute-Garonne, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Mazas, born in Villefranche-de-Lauragais, Haute-Garonne, was a youth product of FC Villefranche and after progressing into the seniors, crossed to Colomiers in 1991.[1] He played in the French Students team that were 1992 world champions, kicking three drop-goals in the final win over New Zealand.[2]
A mathematics teacher by profession, Mazas was capped twice as a fly-half for France. He made his debut against Argentina at Nantes in 1992 and featured again four years later against the Springboks at Bordeaux.[3]
Mazas is often remembered for a drop-goal against SU Agen, in the last-seconds of extra time, to win Biarritz the 2001–02 Top 16 title. It was club's first top-division title for 63 years.[4][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Laurent Mazas, ce héros basque pour l'éternité". La Dépêche (in French). 10 June 2002.
- ^ "Rugby Union: Kiwis fall to French". The Independent. 19 July 1992.
- ^ Imakhoukhene, Hamid (18 June 2021). "Paroles d'ex - Laurent Mazas : « J'ai privilégié les études ! »". L'Équipe (in French).
- ^ "Biarritz break Agen hearts". BBC News. 9 June 2002.
- ^ "Rugby / 20 ans de la finale 2002 : Mazas, demi d'ouverture de Biarritz "Le lundi matin, j'étais dans ma salle de classe"". La Dépêche (in French). 8 June 2022.
External links
edit- Laurent Mazas at ESPNscrum