René Brejassou
| Date of birth | 12 August 1929 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Aureilhan, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 13 June 2011 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Laloubère, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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René Brejassou (12 August 1929 – 13 June 2011) was a French international rugby union player.
Brejassou hailed from Aureilhan in Hautes-Pyrénées, where the local rugby stadium is named after him.[1]
A robust forward, Brejassou physique was strengthened by his work as a coalman. He played for Stadoceste Tarbais, predominantly as a prop, and was capped 15 times for France during the early 1950s. His international appearances included France's maiden win over the All Blacks in 1954. He retired from rugby in 1958.[2]
Brejassou operated a dance hall for a number of years.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Aureilhan : le stade de rugby du Parc des Sports de l'Adour porte désormais le nom de René Bréjassou, l'illustre pilier international aureilhanais". tarbes-infos.com (in French). 13 January 2019.
- ^ "René Bréjassou : un précurseur". La Dépêche (in French). 26 April 2012.
- ^ "René Bréjassou à jamais à Aureilhan". La Dépêche (in French). 19 January 2019.
External links
- René Brejassou at ESPNscrum
- René Brejassou at Fédération Française de Rugby