Jean-Pierre Bastiat (11 April 1949 – 3 February 2021) was a French international

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player. He played as a Lock and Number 8 for

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. Bastiat was born in Pouillon, Landes. As a youngster, Bariet played basketball. He earned his first cap with the French national team on 14 December 1969 against

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at Colombes. He won the

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and

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s, as well as the Grand Slam in the

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. The next year he captained

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replacing the retired Jacques Fouroux. He retired in 1978 due to a knee injury. In total, Bastiat made 32 appearances for France between 1969 and 1978. He died on 3 February 2021, following a

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Honours

* Selected to represent France, 1969–1979 * French rugby champion finalist 1973 with

* Grand Slam: 1977 * Five Nations Championship:1970

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Jean-Pierre Bastiat International Statistics
French rugby union players France international rugby union players US Dax players Rugby union locks Rugby union number eights US Dax executives 1949 births 2021 deaths {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub