Jean Dupuy (rugby union)

Jean Dupuy (25 May 1934, Vic-en-Bigorre-27 October 2010, same town) was a French rugby union footballer. He was a left-wing for Stadoceste Tarbais, where he debuted aged 19, and the French national side, gaining 40 caps and scoring 19 tries. He was 1.75 m high and weighed 84 kg.

Jean Dupuy
Birth nameJean-Vincent Dupuy
Date of birth(1934-05-25)25 May 1934
Place of birthVic-en-Bigorre, France
Date of death27 October 2010(2010-10-27) (aged 76)
Place of deathVic-en-Bigorre, France
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight13 st 3 lb (84 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1953–1969 Stadoceste Tarbais ()
Correct as of October 27, 2010
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1956–1964 France 40 (57)
Correct as of 27 October 2010
Coaching career
Years Team
Union Sportive Vicquoise

He consecutively won 4 Five Nations Championships (along with Michel Crauste, Alfred Roques, Jacques Bouquet and Henri Rancoule), in 1959, 1960 (along with England), 1961 and 1962.

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