Patrick Perrier (20 January 1957 – 22 July 2015) was a French international rugby union player.[1]
| Date of birth | 20 January 1957 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bayonne, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 July 2015 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bidarray, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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A native of Bayonne, Perrier was a centre and played his rugby at Aviron Bayonnais, with which he contested one French Championship final. He was capped four times by France, playing all matches in the 1982 Five Nations.[2]
Perrier, a physical education teacher by profession, was reported missing after going hiking near Bidarray on 21 July 2015.[3] A search party found his body the next morning at the edge of a 15-metre cliff.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Décès de Patrick Perrier, ancien international français". Rugbyrama (in French). 22 July 2015.
- ^ "L'ancien trois-quart centre international Patrick Perrier est décédé". L'Équipe (in French). 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Un ancien rugbyman international retrouvé mort après une chute de 15 mètres". La Dépêche (in French). 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Patrick Perrier, ancien joueur de l'Aviron Bayonnais, victime d'une chute mortelle". Sud Ouest (in French). 22 July 2015.
External links
edit- Patrick Perrier at ESPNscrum
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