Pierre Lacaze (4 May 1934 - 8 July 1995[3]) was a French international rugby player, both union and league. His younger brother, Claude, was also a France rugby union & league international player. He was nicknamed Papillon (Butterfly) and was 1.68 m high and weighed 68 kg.
_-_53Fi529.jpg) Pierre Lacaze in 1959 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 May 1934 Pontacq, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 July 1995 (aged 61) Lourdes, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (10 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [2] As of 19 January 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby
editHe took up rugby union with his local Pontacq club, followed by Racing Club de France and lastly FC Lourdes; winning caps for France too. He played as fly-half or as fullback.
.In 1959, he switched codes to play rugby league, first for Toulouse, then FC Lezignan; also winning international caps for France.
International rugby union career
editHe won his first test cap against South Africa on 26 July 1958 and his last against Ireland on 18 April 1959. He was part of the squad which won against Springboks in South Africa for the first time on 16 August 1958 during a historical tour for the French team. He replaced a severely injured Michel Vannier as fullback for France.
- 7 caps
- 3 drop goals, 1 penalty, 1 conversion, 14 points
- Caps per season : 2 in 1958, 5 in 1959
- Champion of the 1959 Five Nations Championship
Honours
editRugby union
edit- Frantz Reichel Cup:
- Champion (1) : 1954 for Racing
- Challenge Yves du Manoir :
- Winner (1) : 1956
- French Championship First Division :
- Champion (3) : 1956, 1957 et 1958
- Runner-up (1) : 1955
Rugby league
edit- French Champion for Toulouse Olympique (scoring 26 points during this match) (1965)
- Winner of the Lord Derby Cup for FC Lézignan (1970)
- Runner-up for Toulouse Olympique (1962, 1963, 1964, 1968) and for FC Lézignan (1971)
References
edit- ^ "Pierre Lacaze". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ Pierre Lacaze rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ "«Papillon» s'envole ("Papillon" flies away)". Libération (in French). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
External links
edit- Pierre Lacaze at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Pierre Lacaze at ESPNscrum
