Jacques Lepatey

Jacques Lepatey (25 September 1929 – 1 May 2024) was a French rugby union player who played as a wing.

Biography

Born in Mazamet on 25 September 1929, he was the nephew of fellow rugby union player Louis Lepatey and the son of Charles Lepatey, also a sportsman. He made his juniors debut with Sallèles-d'Aude in 1946 before joining RC Narbonne and SC Mazamet. In 1958, he set the record for most tries in a season, a record surpassed by Jean-Pierre Puidebois in 1974. He also made five appearances for the French national team during the 1954 Rugby Union European Cup and the 1955 Five Nations Championship.

Lepatey died on 1 May 2024, at the age of 94.

References

1. Deaths in 2024
2. 1954 Rugby Union European Cup
3. 1957–58 French Rugby Union Championship
4. 1958 France rugby union tour of South Africa
5. List of France national rugby union players
6. France at the 1924 Summer Olympics