Noël Brazès, born 18 December 1920 in

Perpignan Perpignan (, , ; ; ) is the prefectures in France, prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales departments of France, department in Southern France, in the heart of the plain of Roussillon, at the foot of the Pyrenees a few kilometres from the Me ...

(

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) and died 16 January 2010 in that same city, was a French

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player.

Career

Born in Perpignan, Noël Brazès was the son of the writer Edmond Brazès from

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. He joined the

USA Perpignan Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignanais, also referred to as USA Perpignan or Perpignan, is a French professional rugby union club founded in 1933 and based in Perpignan, in the Pyrénées-Orientales department. They compete in the Top 14, France' ...

rugby union club in 1935, and remained there as a player until 1952. He became a trainer for the same club during the season 1959-1960, and finally its president from 1975 to 1979. On 26 March 1939, Noël Brazès played his first match in the

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, of which he was the youngest member and while still passing the exams for his

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. Fabricio Cardenas
Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, ''Noël Brazès passe son bac en 1939''
16 January 2015

Honours

* French rugby champion in 1938. * French rugby championship finalist in 1939 and 1952.

References

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