Jacques Rougerie (21 June 1945 – 12 August 2023) was a French international

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player. He was the father of another French international rugby union player,

Aurélien Rougerie Aurélien Rougerie (born 26 September 1980) is a French former rugby union player who played on the wing and center for France and ASM Clermont Auvergne in the French Top 14 for his entire 19-year career. Career Rougerie was born in Beaumont, ...

. Rougerie played as a

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or Hooker for AS Montferrand. He made his only test appearance for France on 27 October 1973 against

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. He was a

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Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand (, ; ; oc, label=Auvergnat (dialect), Auvergnat, Clarmont-Ferrand or Clharmou ; la, Augustonemetum) is a city and Communes of France, commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions of France, region, with a population ...

. Jacques Rougerie died on 12 August 2023, at the age of 78.

Honours

* Selected to represent France, 1973 *

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1976 * French championship finalist 1970

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1945 births 2023 deaths French rugby union players France international rugby union players People from Pamiers Sportspeople from Ariège (department) Rugby union players from Occitania (administrative region) Rugby union props Rugby union hookers ASM Clermont Auvergne players USA Limoges players {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub