Armand Vaquerin
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| Birth name | Armand Vaquerin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 February 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sévérac-le-Château, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 July 1993 (aged 42) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Béziers, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Armand Vaquerin (21 February 1951 – 10 July 1993) was a French Rugby union footballer who represented France.[1]
He played as a Loosehead prop for AS Béziers who won the French rugby championship ten times (a record), and for France.
Death
Vaquerin allegedly died in 1993 at the age of 42, seven years after the end of his sporting career, during a “demonstration” of Russian roulette in the Béziers bar “le bar des Amis”, avenue Gambetta.[2]
Honours
- French rugby champion: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984 with AS Béziers
- Challenge Yves du Manoir 1975 and 1977 with AS Béziers
References
- ^ Herman, Ryan. "Armand Vaquerin". Rugby Journal. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "Podcast : les derniers mystères sur la mort du rugbyman Armand Vaquerin" [Podcast: the latest mysteries about the death of rugby player Armand Vaquerin] (in French). Télérama. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
External links
- Armand Vaquerin at ESPNscrum
- The top 10 frightening Frenchmen