Jean Matheu-Cambas (23 June 1920 – 26 May 1989) was a French international
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
player.
Rugby career
Born in
Gelos
Gelos (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
The following is a list of the 545 Communes of France, communes of the Pyré ...
, Matheu-Cambas was active in the immediate post war years and made his international debut for France against Wales during the
1945–46 Victory Internationals. He gained 24 caps for France as a wing–forward, almost always beside
Guy Basquet and
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 ...
, with whom he formed a back row for a record setting 22 matches. At club level, Matheu-Cambas won
French Championship titles with both
SU Agen
Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne (), commonly referred to as SU Agen, Agen () or SUALG, is a French professional rugby union club based in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne that competes in the Pro D2, France's second division of rugby.
Founded in 1908, ...
and
Castres Olympique
Castres Olympique (, ) is a French rugby union club located in the Occitanian city of Castres and is currently competing in the Top 14, the top level of the French league system.
Founded in 1898, the club took its current name in 1906. They pla ...
, the latter as captain.
Matheu-Cambas became a coach and led
SC Mazamet
The Sporting club mazamétain is a French rugby union club based in Mazamet. It is currently playing in Fédérale 1.
The higher point in the history of club was the year 1958, when, arrived in the French rugby union championship, losing again ...
to the 1958
Challenge Yves du Manoir
The 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
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was officially created on ...
title, while also guiding them to a runner–up finish in the French Championship the same season.
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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Jean Matheu-Cambasat Fédération Française de Rugby
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1920 births
1989 deaths
French rugby union players
France international rugby union players
Rugby union players from Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Rugby union wing-forwards
SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne players
Castres Olympique players
French rugby union coaches