Jean Matheu-Cambas
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| Date of birth | 23 June 1920 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Gelos, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 May 1989 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Castres, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Jean Matheu-Cambas (23 June 1920 – 26 May 1989) was a French international rugby union player.
Rugby career
[edit]Born in Gelos, 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, with whom he formed a back row for a record setting 22 matches.[1] At club level, Matheu-Cambas won French Championship titles with both SU Agen and Castres Olympique, the latter as captain.[2]
Matheu-Cambas became a coach and led SC Mazamet to the 1958 Challenge Yves du Manoir title, while also guiding them to a runner–up finish in the French Championship the same season.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Scots need wit to avoid a heavy hit". The Daily Telegraph. 1 April 2000.
- ^ "Jean Matheu-Cambas : l'homme aux trois boucliers". La Dépêche (in French). 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Castres. Jean Matheu-Cambas parmi les illustres castrais". La Dépêche (in French). 28 January 2020.
External links
[edit]- Jean Matheu-Cambas at ESPNscrum
- Jean Matheu-Cambas at Fédération Française de Rugby