Richard Astre Explained

Richard Astre
Birth Place:Toulouse, France
Weight:68kg (150lb)
Position:Scrum-half
Repteam1:France
Repyears1:1971-1976
Repcaps1:12
Amatyears1:?-1967
Amatyears2:1967-1978
Amatteam1:TOEC
Amatteam2:AS Béziers
Birth Date:28 August 1948

Richard Astre (born 28 August 1948, in Toulouse, France) is a retired French international rugby union player.

Astre played as a Scrum-half for AS Béziers which he won six Top 14. In 1971 he was the youngest captain of French rugby championship. He earned his first national cap on 12 November 1971 against the Romania in Béziers. He captained France national rugby union team six times. But the coach Jean Desclaux preferred Jacques Fouroux.

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