Michel Crauste [SEP] member of sports team
Michel Crauste
Michel Crauste (6 July 1934 in Saint-Laurent-de-Gosse, France – 2 May 2019 in Pau, France) was a 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.
had a better number of penalties (1 –0, Pau score only a drop)
Final.
Lourdes team was renewed from the previous year because of the retirement of Maurice and Jean Prat, The farewell of François Labazuy (moved to Tarbes), Henri Rancoule (to Touloun), Pierre Lacaze and Jean Barthe (to play rugby league). The departures was compensated by the arrivals of Michel Crauste and Arnaud Marquesuzaa and Roland Crancée.
External links.
- Compte rendu finale de 1960 lnr.fr