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André Campaes
André Campaes (born Lourdes, 30 March 1944) is a former French rugby union player. He played as a Wing (rugby union), wing. Campaes played all his career at FC Lourdes, where he won the French Championship in 1967/68, and the Challenge Yves du Manoir, in 1966 and 1967. He had 14 caps for France national rugby union team, France, from 1965 to 1973, scoring 4 tries, 12 points on aggregate. He played in three Five Nations Championship competitions, in 1965, 1968 and 1969. He was a member of the winning side at the 1968 Five Nations Championship, with a Grand Slam (rugby union), Grand Slam. He was also one of the two top try scorers, with two tries. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Campaes, André 1944 births Living people French rugby union players France international rugby union players FC Lourdes players People from Lourdes Rugby union wings Rugby union players from Hautes-Pyrénées ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lourdes
Lourdes (, also , ; oc, Lorda ) is a market town situated in the Pyrenees. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. Prior to the mid-19th century, the town was best known for the Château fort de Lourdes, a fortified castle that rises up from a rocky escarpment at its center. In 1858 Lourdes rose to prominence in France and abroad due to the Marian apparitions claimed to have been seen by the peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous, who was later canonized. Shortly thereafter the city with the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes became one of the world's most important sites of pilgrimage and religious tourism. History Antiquity The current municipal area of Lourdes was inhabited in prehistoric times. In Roman times it had to be, since the first century BC, an oppidum hill where today stands the fortress, as is testified by the numerous finds that came to light in the second half of the nineteenth century (remains of walls, fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
