Maurice Lira
| Date of birth | 30 April 1931 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | La Mure, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 25 January 1986 (aged 54) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | La Voulte, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Maurice Lira (30 April 1931 – 25 January 1986) was a French international rugby union player.
Lira hailed from La Mure in Isère, where a stadium now bears his name, and spent most of his rugby career with La Voulte Sportif. He was primarily a flanker, but could also play as a number eight, or in the second row. From 1962, to 1965, Lira was capped 13 times for France, which included a tour of South Africa.[1]
Outside of rugby, Lira operated his own Cafe.[2]
Lira died of a heart attack in 1986 at the age of 54.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "La Quatrième Journée Du Championnat De France". Le Monde (in French). 29 October 1968.
- ^ "Finales Rugby - Lira Maurice Joseph". finalesrugby.fr.
- ^ "Décès de Maurice Lira". Le Monde (in French). 29 January 1986.
External links
[edit]- Maurice Lira at ESPNscrum
- Maurice Lira at Fédération Française de Rugby