Jean Duhau
 Jean Duhau with the Stade Français jersey in 1927 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1 May 1906[1] Ondres, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 September 1973 (aged 67) Marseille, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Front row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jean Duhau (1906-1973) is a French rugby footballer who represented France as a player in both rugby league and rugby union. He later became a coach and coached France rugby league team in multiple Rugby League World Cups.
Playing career[edit]
Duhau originally played rugby union and played in the 1926–27 French Rugby Union Championship for Stade Français. He made his debut for France on 28 January 1928, becoming French representative 235.[4] He later switched to rugby league, being part of the France side that toured Great Britain in 1934.[5]
Coaching career[edit]
Duhau later became a coach and coached the France rugby league team during their 1951 tour of Australia and New Zealand and at the inaugural 1954 Rugby League World Cup. He also later coached the team at the 1957 and 1960 Rugby League World Cups.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c François Duboisset,Rugby Guide édition 2003, Editions De Vecchi, Paris, 2002. p.418.
- ^ Jean Duhau rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ a b Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Jean Duhau - Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "ESPN Search Results: Jean Duhau News, Videos, PodCasts". ESPN.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ Collins, Tony (27 August 2015). The Oval World: A Global History of Rugby. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781408843727. Retrieved 9 November 2017 – via Google Books.
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- 1906 births
- 1973 deaths
- Dual-code rugby internationals
- France international rugby union players
- France national rugby league team coaches
- France national rugby league team players
- French rugby league coaches
- French rugby league players
- French rugby union players
- RC Roanne XIII players
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league players from Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby union props
- Rugby union players from Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Stade Français Paris players