Frédéric Costes (born 27 June 1957) is a French former
rugby union
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international.
Born in
La Rochelle
La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle''; oc, La Rochèla ) is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. With ...
, Costes learnt his rugby in
Châteauroux with RACC and developed into a winger after showing proficiencies as a sprinter. He played his early senior rugby with Stade Clermontois while studying at university.
Costes, joining
AS Montferrand
Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne () is a French rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system. Clermont are two times French ...
in 1977, was the top try scorer in the
1978–79 French Championship and during his three seasons at the club earned his seven
France
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caps. He scored a try on debut against England at Twickenham in the
1979 Five Nations Championship
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and at Eden Park later that year notably played in France's first ever defeat of the
All Blacks
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on New Zealand soil, kicking the ball into touch to secure a 5–point win.
During the 1980s, Costes had another stint with Stade Clermontois and also played for
RRC Nice.
Costes has since relocated to
Nouméa, where he is a teacher.
See also
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List of France national rugby union players
List of France national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the France national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match.
Note that the "position" column lists the position at which ...
References
External links
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1957 births
Living people
French rugby union players
France international rugby union players
Rugby union wings
Sportspeople from La Rochelle
Rugby union players from Nouvelle-Aquitaine
ASM Clermont Auvergne players
Rugby Nice Côte d'Azur players