Laurent Mazas | |
Birth Date: | 19 December 1970 |
Birth Place: | Villefranche-de-Lauragais, Haute-Garonne, France |
Height: | 5 ft 9 in |
Weight: | 190 lb |
Position: | Fly-half |
Repyears1: | 1992–96 |
Repcaps1: | 2 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Laurent Mazas (born 19 December 1970) is a French former rugby union international.
Mazas, born in Villefranche-de-Lauragais, Haute-Garonne, was a youth product of FC Villefranche and after progressing into the seniors, crossed to Colomiers in 1991.[1] He played in the French Students team that were 1992 world champions, kicking three drop-goals in the final win over New Zealand.[2]
A mathematics teacher by profession, Mazas was capped twice as a fly-half for France. He made his debut against Argentina at Nantes in 1992 and featured again four years later against the Springboks at Bordeaux.[3]
Mazas is often remembered for a drop-goal against SU Agen, in the last-seconds of extra time, to win Biarritz the 2001–02 Top 16 title. It was club's first top-division title for 63 years.[4] [5]