Armand Vaquerin (21 February 1951 – 10 July 1993) was a French Rugby union footballer who represented France. He played as a Loosehead prop for AS Béziers who won the French rugby championship ten times (a record), and for France.

Death

Vaquerin allegedly died in 1993 at the age of 42, seven years after the end of his sporting career, during a “demonstration” of

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in the Béziers bar “le bar des Amis”, avenue Gambetta.

Honours

* French rugby champion: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984 with AS Béziers *

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1975 and 1977 with AS Béziers

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1951 births 1993 deaths French rugby union players 20th-century French sportsmen France international rugby union players Deaths by firearm in France Firearm accident victims Accidental deaths in France Rugby union props Sportspeople from Aveyron Rugby union players from Occitania (administrative region) AS Béziers Hérault players {{France-rugbyunion-bio-1950s-stub