Fernand Cazenave (26 November 1924 – 10 January 2005)
was a French former rugby union international and national coach.
Cazenave played six times for
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
as a winger in the 1950s. He debuted against England in 1950 and scored his only Test try as France won 6-3.
His last match, was also against England, in 1954 which France again won 11-3, in Paris.
He took up coaching and coached Mont-de-Marsan to victory in the French Championship in 1963, the only time the club has won the championship. Mont-de-Marsan also won the Yves Du-Manoir three times, 1961-62.
He took over as French coach from
Jean Prat
Jean Prat (1 August 1923 – 25 February 2005) was a French rugby union footballer. He played as a flanker. He was awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1959. He is considered one of the best French rugby players of all time and was inducted into bo ...
in 1968. France toured South Africa (1971) and Australia (1972) during this time. He was coach until 1973 when
Jean Desclaux
Jean Desclaux (25 June 1922 – 23 March 2006) was a French rugby union player and coach who played for US Dax as flanker.
Born in 1922 in Dax, he played and coached club rugby for US Dax only; as a player he served the club from 1947 to 1959 ...
took over. Cazenave became the French Federation's first national technical director.
He died aged 80 on 11 January 2005.
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France mourn Fernand Cazenave
1924 births
2005 deaths
Sportspeople from Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Rugby union players from Pyrénées-Atlantiques
French rugby union players
20th-century French sportsmen
French rugby union coaches
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France national rugby union team coaches
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Stade Montois Rugby players
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