Yves Bégou

Yves Bégou

Bégou coaching Toulouse Olympique during a training in 1976
Personal information
Born	(1938-02-01) 1 February 1938
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	12 st 6 lb (79 kg)
Playing information
Position	hooker, second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1961–?? RC Albi XIII 19??–69 Toulouse Olympique 1969–71 Villefranche 1973–75 Villefranche Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1964–70 France 15 1 0 0 3
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1973–75 Villefranche 1976 Toulouse Olympique Total 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 1977 France
Source: As of 16 January 2021

Yves Bégou is a French former rugby league player, who played as a hooker, later, coach.

Biography

He played for Toulouse. He also represented France, playing in the 1968 Rugby League World Cup, including the final lost against Australia. Outside the game, he worked as a linotype operator. He also coached France in the 1977 Rugby League World Cup.

Honours

As player

• Rugby league :
• World Cup :
  • Runner-up in 1968 (France).
• French Championship :
  • Runner-up in 1965 (Toulouse).
• Lord Derby Cup :
  • Runner-up in 1968 (Toulouse).

As coach

• Rugby league :
• Champion of the Rugby League European Championship: 1977 (France)

Caps

International cap details

Yves Bégou international matches
	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition	Position	Points	Tries	Pen.	Drops
playing for France
.	25 May 1968	Carlaw Park, Auckland, New Zealand	New Zealand	15-10	World Cup	Hooker	-	-	-	-
.	2 June 1968	Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia	Great Britain	7-2	World Cup	Hooker	-	-	-	-
.	8 June 1968	Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia	Australia	4-37	World Cup	Hooker	-	-	-	-
.	10 June 1968	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia	Australia	2-20	World Cup	Hooker	-	-	-	-