Thierry Picard
| Date of birth | 10 November 1956 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne, Puy-de-Dôme, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 May 2025 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 236 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Thierry Picard (10 November 1956 – 15 May 2025) was a French international rugby union player.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Picard was born in Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne on 10 November 1956. He spent most of his career with AS Montferrand.[2]
A backrower and lock, Picard won three France caps, debuting against the Pumas on the 1985 tour. The following year, Picard played a home international against Romania, then returned to Argentina and gained his third cap.[3] Thierry died from a cardiac arrest on 15 May 2025, at the age of 68.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Thierry Picard, rugbyman de l'équipe de France de rugby". www.equipe-france.fr.
- ^ "Le sécurisant M.-Dumitras". La Dépêche (in French). 12 February 1999.
- ^ "Test blow for France". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 June 1986.
- ^ "Nécrologie : Thierry Picard, joueur de l'ASM entre 1979 et 1987". La Montagne. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Thierry Picard at ESPNscrum