Richard Astre (born 28 August 1948, in

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, France) is a retired

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international

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player. Astre played as a Scrum-half for AS Béziers which he won six

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. In 1971 he was the youngest captain of French rugby championship. He earned his first national cap on 12 November 1971 against the

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. He captained

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six times. But the coach

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 ...

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Jacques Fouroux Jacques Fouroux (24 July 1947 – 17 December 2005) was a French rugby union player and coach. He captained France when they won the Grand Slam in 1977, and was the manager when the side repeated the feat in 1981 and 1987. Due to his small statu ...

Honours

* Selected to represent France, 1971–1974 * French rugby champion, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978 with AS Béziers *

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1972, 1975 and 1977 with AS Béziers * French championship finalist 1976 with AS Béziers

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