Jean Othats
| Date of birth | 6 May 1937 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bugnein, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 September 1964 (aged 27) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Lesperon, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Jean Othats (6 May 1937 – 10 September 1964) was a French international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Bugnein in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Othats was a wing three–quarter, capped twice for France against the Pumas on their 1960 tour of Argentina. He played his club rugby for both US Dax and CA Brive.[2]
Othats was one of three US Dax players killed in a car accident on the night of 10 September 1964. They were returning home from an away match in Bordeaux and collided with a lorry. He was 27 years of age.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Alderman, Elgan (18 April 2022). "France's rugby heartlands: Music, charcuterie and the cult of the nine". The Times.
- ^ "Finales Rugby - Othats Jean". finalesrugby.fr.
- ^ "Three Rugby Men Killed". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 10 September 1964.
External links
- Jean Othats at ESPNscrum
- Jean Othats at Fédération Française de Rugby