Adrien Mournet (born 5 July 1953) is a French former international
rugby union
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player.
Born in
Galan, Mournet was a two–time
Brennus Shield finalist playing for
Stade Bagnérais
Stade Bagnérais () is a French rugby union club currently competing at the third level of the French league system (Fédérale 1). They are based in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, a small town of 8,000 inhabitants, in the Hautes-Pyrénées département, ...
.
Mournet made several representative appearances for France "B", forming a halfback partnership with
Pierre Pédeutour. He was a member of the French squad for the
1980 Five Nations
The 1980 Five Nations Championship was the 51st Five Nations Championship series of the annual rugby union competition contested by the national teams of , , , , and . Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this ...
, without obtaining a cap. In 1981, Mournet was flown over to Australia as a replacement player for
Pierre Berbizier
Pierre Berbizier (born 17 June 1958) is a French former rugby union footballer and a current coach. His usual position was at scrum-half. He played 56 times for France.
Biography
Berbizier was born in Saint-Gaudens. He made his international d ...
, who suffered a badly cut ear in the opening Test match against the
Wallabies
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.
During the second Test match at the SCG, France's scrum–half
Jean-Pierre Élissalde
Jean-Pierre Élissalde (born 31 December 1953) is a rugby union coach and former player.
Playing career
Élissalde began his career with his local team La Rochelle. He went on to play for Bayonne for two years between 1978 and 1980 before return ...
came off the field injured, giving Mournet the opportunity to play the remaining 20 minutes and earn an international cap.
See also
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List of France national rugby union players
List of France national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the France national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match.
Note that the "position" column lists the position at w ...
References
External links
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Adrien Mournetat Fédération Française de Rugby
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1953 births
Living people
French rugby union players
France international rugby union players
Rugby union players from Hautes-Pyrénées
Rugby union scrum-halves
Stade Bagnérais players