Pierre Danos (4 June 1929 – 16 January 2023) was a French rugby player, who played for
AS Béziers which he won one title of French Champion, in 1961 and one Challenge Yves du Manoir. He earned his first cap with the French national team on 29 July 1954 against
Argentina
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at Buenos Aires. He was called for the
1958 France rugby union tour of South Africa.
Danos died on 16 January 2023, at the age of 93.
Honours
* Selected to represent
France
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, 1954–1960
**
1958 France rugby union tour of South Africa
**
Five Nations 1959
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AS Béziers
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French rugby champion, 1961
**
Challenge Yves du Manoir
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History
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was officially created on ...
1964
**French championship finalist 1960, 1962 and 1964
**European Champion Clubs' Cup (organized by the
FIRA
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) 1962
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1929 births
2023 deaths
French rugby union players
20th-century French sportsmen
Rugby union scrum-halves
France international rugby union players
AS Béziers Hérault players
RC Toulon players
SC Albi players
French rugby union coaches
Rugby union players from Toulouse
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