Michel Crauste
Michel Crauste (6 July 1934 – 2 May 2019) was a French international rugby union player. He played as a flanker and Number 8 for Racing Club de France and FC Lourdes.
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| Date of birth | 6 July 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Saint-Laurent-de-Gosse, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 May 2019 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Pau, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Crauste was born in Saint-Laurent-de-Gosse, France. He earned his first cap with the French national team on 19 May 1957 against Romania at Bucharest. Crauste also captained the second French side to beat the Springboks in South-Africa and was elected France's Player of the Year in 1961. He was also the first French international player to score 3 tries in one test.
Crauste died, aged 84, in Pau, France.
Honours
- Selected to represent France, 1957–1966
- French rugby champion 1959 with Racing Club de France, 1960 and 1968 with FC Lourdes
- Five Nations Championship 1959 to 1963
- Challenge Yves du Manoir 1966 and 1967
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