Pierre Lacaze

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Pierre Lacaze
01.07.59 Papillon Lacaze signe à Toulouse (1959) - 53Fi529.jpg
Pierre Lacaze in 1959
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
Pierre Lacaze
Personal information
Born(1934-05-04)4 May 1934
Pontacq, France
Died8 July 1995(1995-07-08) (aged 61)
Playing information
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight68 kg (10 st 10 lb)
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Pontacq Butterflies
Racing Club de France
FC Lourdes
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
France
Rugby league
Positionfullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1959 Toulouse Olympique
FC Lezignan
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1960–67 France 12 0 40 0 80
As of 19 January 2021
Source: [1]

Pierre Lacaze (14 June 1925 - 4 February 2014) was a French athlete and later international rugby player, both union and league. His younger brother, Claude, was also a France rugby union & league international player.

Athletics[]

He competed in the men's high jump at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]

Rugby[]

After athletics he took up Rugby Union with his local Pontacq club, followed by Racing Club de France and lastly FC Lourdes; winning caps for France too.

He later switched codes to play Rugby League, first for Toulouse, then FC Lezignan; also winning international caps for France.

References[]

  1. ^ Pierre Lacaze rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pierre Lacaze Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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