Paul Labadie
| Date of birth | 27 April 1928 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bayonne, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 January 2017 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bayonne, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 158 lb (72 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Paul Labadie (27 April 1928 – 12 January 2017) was a French international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Bayonne, Labadie was the son of a shoemaker and spent his entire career with Aviron Bayonnais, where he began in the juniors. He made his senior debut for Aviron Bayonnais aged 18 in 1946.[2]
Labadie gained 21 caps for France between 1952 and 1957, playing as a hooker. He appeared in the France team which secured a first ever win over the All Blacks, when the New Zealanders visited the country in 1954, while also featuring in France's successful 1954 and 1955 Five Nations campaigns. His international career was ended by a shoulder injury.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Bayonne : le talonneur Paul Labadie s'en est allé". L'Équipe (in French). 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Décès de Paul Labadie, talonneur de la première équipe de France à avoir battu les All Blacks". Rugbyrama (in French). 15 January 2017.
- ^ "L'ancien international français Paul Labadie est décédé". Rugbyrama (in French). 14 January 2017.
External links
- Paul Labadie at ESPNscrum
- Paul Labadie at Fédération Française de Rugby