Jean Capdouze

Jean Capdouze
Jean Capdouze in the 1964 French Championship final.
Personal information
Full nameJean Lucien Capdouze
Born(1942-08-30)30 August 1942
Salies-de-Béarn, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Died12 June 1999(1999-06-12) (aged 56)
Lasseubetat, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Playing information
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight11 st; 73 kg (160 lb)
Rugby union
PositionFly-half, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1959–60 US Dax
1960–61 US Saint-Sever
1961–66 Section Paloise
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1964–65 France 6 2 0 0 6
Rugby league
PositionStand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1966–72 XIII Catalan
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1967–72 France 26
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1991–94 Section Paloise (Rugby Union)
1994–95 FC Lourdes (Rugby Union)
1995–96 FC Grenoble (Rugby Union)
Total 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]
As of 14 January 2025

Jean Capdouze (((French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ kapduz]; 30 August 1942 – 12 June 1999) was a French rugby union and rugby league player who represented France internationally in both codes.

Born in Salies-de-Béarn, Capdouze began his rugby union career with A.S. Salies before moving to U.S. Dax at age 17. He later joined Section Paloise, where he played a decisive role in the club's victory in the 1963–64 French Rugby Union Championship, scoring all 14 points in the final. Between 1964 and 1966, he earned 10 caps for the France national rugby union team, including participation in the 1964 France rugby union tour of South Africa.

In 1966, Capdouze switched to rugby league, signing with XIII Catalan.[2] Over six seasons, he won the French Rugby League Championship and French Cup in 1969 and earned 26 caps for the France rugby league team. He was instrumental in France’s runner-up finish at the 1968 Rugby League World Cup and 1970 World Cups and contributed to victories over major teams such as Australia, Great Britain, and New Zealand.[1]

An attempt to return to rugby union in 1972 led to a dispute between the rugby union and league federations, forcing him to remain in rugby league, playing for A.S. Saint-Estève and Pau XIII.

After retiring, Capdouze became a rugby union coach, managing Section Paloise, F.C. Lourdes, and F.C. Grenoble during the 1990s.

  1. ^ a b Jean Capdouze at rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ^ "Jean Capdouze". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 2 April 2011.

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