Patrick Perrier Explained

Patrick Perrier
Birth Date:20 January 1957
Birth Place:Bayonne, France
Death Place:Bidarray, France
Height:5 ft 10 in
Weight:182 lb
Position:Centre
Repyears1:1982
Repcaps1:4
Reppoints1:0

Patrick Perrier (20 January 1957 – 22 July 2015) was a French international rugby union player.[1]

A native of Bayonne, Perrier was a centre and played his rugby at Aviron Bayonnais, with which he contested one French Championship final. He was capped four times by France, playing all matches in the 1982 Five Nations.[2]

Perrier, a physical education teacher by profession, was reported missing after going hiking near Bidarray on 21 July 2015.[3] A search party found his body the next morning at the edge of a 15-metre cliff.[4]

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  1. News: Décès de Patrick Perrier, ancien international français . . 22 July 2015 . fr.
  2. News: L'ancien trois-quart centre international Patrick Perrier est décédé . . 22 July 2015 . fr.
  3. News: Un ancien rugbyman international retrouvé mort après une chute de 15 mètres . . 22 July 2015 . fr.
  4. News: Patrick Perrier, ancien joueur de l'Aviron Bayonnais, victime d'une chute mortelle . . 22 July 2015 . fr-FR.