Félix Bergèze
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| Date of birth | 11 January 1914 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Boucau, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 September 2003 (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Carcassonne, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 159 lb (72 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Félix Bergèze (11 January 1914 – 22 September 2003) was a French international rugby union player.
Bergèze hailed from Boucau and was known by the nickname "le Sorcier" (the Sorcerer).[1]
Originally with Boucau Stade, Bergèze crossed to Aviron Bayonnais in 1935 after being posted to Bayonne for service with the 18th Infantry Regiment. He represented France as a centre three–quarter from 1936 to 1938, gaining a total of six caps. In 1938, Bergèze joined rugby league club AS Carcassonne, where he played until the professional code was banned during World War II. He spent part of the conflict as a prisoner of war, but was able to escape.[2] Post war, Bergèze was a rugby league coach for many seasons, mainly with his former club AS Carcassonne, and travelled with the national team to Australia in 1964 as one of their coaches.[3]
Bergèze ran a café in Carcassonne called Chez Félix.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hommage à Félix Bergèse". La Dépêche (in French). 21 November 2009.
- ^ "Le rugby à travers le temps". La Dépêche (in French). 14 October 1999.
- ^ "Felix Bergeze - Coaching Career". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "Rugby à XIII ou à XV?". L'Express (in French). 11 June 2003.
External links
[edit]- Félix Bergèze at ESPNscrum
- Félix Bergèze at Fédération Française de Rugby
- 1914 births
- 2003 deaths
- French rugby union players
- France international rugby union players
- France national rugby league team coaches
- French rugby league players
- Footballers who switched code
- Rugby union centres
- Aviron Bayonnais players
- AS Carcassonne players
- AS Carcassonne coaches
- Rugby union players from Pyrénées-Atlantiques