Bernard Chevallier (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 7 December 1925 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Rougnat, Creuse, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 July 2018 (aged 92) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Bernard Chevallier (7 December 1925 – 11 July 2018) was a French international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Rougnat, Creuse, Chevallier was a sizeable lock forward and started his career in Moulin, before moving to AS Montferrand in 1950, which is where he would spend the next 15 seasons.[2]
Chevallier was capped 26 times for France, debuting against Scotland at Murrayfield in the 1952 Five Nations. He was part of two successful Five Nations campaigns during his career and played in their historic win over the All Blacks in 1954.[3]
Outside of rugby, Chevallier worked for the railway company SNCF and was a long time resident of Clermont-Ferrand.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Mort de Bernard Chevallier, ancien joueur de l'ASM". L'Équipe (in French). 13 July 2018.
- ^ "L'ASM perd une de ses légendes, "Dada" Chevallier n'est plus". La Montagne (in French). 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Clermont-Ferrand : Bernard Chevallier dit "Dada" n'est plus. Le rugbyman est décédé à 92 ans". France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (in French). 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Jeanne et Bernard Chevallier, à Croix-de-Neyrat depuis 57 ans, n'ont jamais imaginé partir". La Montagne (in French). 5 April 2013.
External links
- Bernard Chevallier at ESPNscrum
- Bernard Chevallier at Fédération Française de Rugby