Lucien Pariès Explained

Lucien Pariès
Birth Date:4 August 1947
Birth Place:Anglet, France
Death Place:Aix-les-Bains, France
Height:5 ft 8 in
Weight:194 lb
Position:Fly-half
Repyears1:1968–75
Repcaps1:8
Reppoints1:46

Lucien Pariès (4 August 1947 — 29 January 1998) was a French rugby union international.

Born in Anglet in southwestern France, Pariès was a fly-half and skilled goal-kicker, who got his start in senior rugby at Biarritz Olympique.[1] He gained eight France caps during his career, debuting against the visiting Springboks in 1968 at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir. His only French Championship was won with RC Narbonne in the 1978–79 season.[2]

Pariès died in 1998 of a long illness, aged 50.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: The threat of Lucien Paries . . 12 February 1975.
  2. News: Un jour - une finale : 1979, Narbonne met le feu au Parc . . 27 May 2020 . fr.
  3. News: Lucien Pariès est mort . . 29 January 1998 . fr.