Georges Brun
| Date of birth | 23 December 1922 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Aix-les-Bains, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 January 1995 (aged 72) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Georges Brun (23 December 1922 – 2 January 1995) was a French international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Aix-les-Bains, Brun trained locally with FC Aix-les-Bains during his youth, before joining CS Vienne for his senior career. He was capped 14 times for France from 1950 to 1953, utilised as a both a fullback and three–quarter. After retiring, Brun was active as a coach and had a stint in charge of FC Grenoble during the 1960s.[2]
Brun has a junior tournament in Isère named after him.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "LES MATCHES DE SÉLECTION démontrent la forme de nos rugbymen". Le Monde (in French). 23 December 1952.
- ^ "Qui était Georges Brun ?". Le Progrès (in French). 17 September 2012.
- ^ "Finales Rugby - Brun Georges". finalesrugby.fr.
External links
- Georges Brun at ESPNscrum
- Georges Brun at Fédération Française de Rugby