Bernard Momméjat
| Date of birth | 18 May 1934 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 December 2011 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Toulouse, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
Bernard Momméjat (18 May 1934 – 9 December 2011) was a French international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Paris, Momméjat was trained in rugby by Cahors–based club Stade Cadurcien and played for their senior side until 1961, when he finished his career with stints at SC Albi and Stade Saint-Gaudinois.[2]
Momméjat, an industrial designer by profession, was capped 22 times as a lock for France from 1958 to 1963, and at 6 ft 3 in was the tallest player to have represented the country up until that point.[3] He featured in three successful Five Nations campaigns and played both matches of their series win over the Springboks on a 1958 of South Africa, where he formed a second row with Lucien Mias. On France's return from South Africa, both Momméjat and fellow Stade Cadurcien player Alfred Roques were awarded honorary citizenship of Cahors.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Momméjat Ne Jouera Pas Contre Les Anglais". Le Monde (in French). 20 February 1963.
- ^ a b "Cahors. Bernard Momméjat, grand monsieur du rugby, s'en est allé". La Dépêche (in French). 10 December 2011.
- ^ "Décès de Bernard Momméjat". Rugbyrama (in French). 9 December 2011.
External links
- Bernard Momméjat at ESPNscrum
- Bernard Momméjat at Fédération Française de Rugby