Michel Crauste
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Michel CrausteMichel Crauste (born July 6, 1934 in Saint-Laurent-de-Gosse
, France is a retired French
international rugby union
player.He played as a flanker and Number 8 for Racing Club de France and FC Lourdes
.
Crauste 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 inscrived 3 try in one test.
Saint-Laurent-de-Gosse
Saint-Laurent-de-Gosse is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.-References:*...
, France is a retired French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
international rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player.He played as a flanker and Number 8 for Racing Club de France and FC Lourdes
FC Lourdes
FC Lourdais is a French rugby union club currently competing in the French league system. Formed in 1911 they have won the French league eight times and the French cup six times. They play in the Stade Antoine-Beguere and traditionally wear blue and red jerseys. Their most notable former player is...
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Crauste earned his first cap with the French national team
France national rugby union team
The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
on 19 May 1957 against Romania
Romania national rugby union team
The Romania national rugby union team , nicknamed The Oaks , is the representative side of Romania in rugby union. Long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations, they have participated in all six Rugby World Cups, and currently compete in the first division of the...
at Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
. 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
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
international player to inscrived 3 try in one test.
Honours
- Selected to represent France, 1957–1966
- French rugby champion 1959 with Racing Club de France, 1960 and 1968 with FC LourdesFC LourdesFC Lourdais is a French rugby union club currently competing in the French league system. Formed in 1911 they have won the French league eight times and the French cup six times. They play in the Stade Antoine-Beguere and traditionally wear blue and red jerseys. Their most notable former player is...
- Five Nations ChampionshipSix Nations ChampionshipThe Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
1959 to 1963 - Challenge Yves du ManoirChallenge Yves du ManoirThe Challenge Yves du Manoir was a rugby union club competition that was played in France between 1931 and 2003 under different names. It is named after former player Yves du Manoir.-History:...
1966 and 1967