Joseph Desclaux
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| Date of birth | 1 February 1912 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Collioure, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 March 1988 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Perpignan, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 163 lb (74 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Desclaux (1 February 1912 – 26 March 1988) was a French international rugby union player.[1]
Biography
[edit]Desclaux was born in Collioure into a family that operated a anchovy-salting factory. He developed his rugby during his time boarding at Collège de Perpignan and when back home played for Collioure sportif.[2]
A foundation player for USA Perpignan in 1933, Desclaux debuted for France the following year and played international rugby union until 1938, when after captaining his club to the Brennus Shield title decided to sign with rugby league side Bordeaux XIII. He returned to rugby union after rugby league was banned by the Vichy government in World War II, during which he served with the 4th Engineering Corps in Grenoble. On New Year's Day 1945, Desclaux was capped again for France in a match against the British Army.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1988 un personnage du rugby et de Collioure nous quitte, Jep Desclaux - ici". francebleu.fr (in French). 17 January 2024.
- ^ Giraud, Sébastien (3 April 2023). "Jep Desclaux, des anchois de Collioure au rugby Catalan". Radio France (in French).
- ^ "L'inoubliable Jep Desclaux, virtuose du rugby - ici". francebleu.fr (in French). 1 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Joseph Desclaux at ESPNscrum
- Joseph Desclaux at Fédération Française de Rugby