Michel Crauste (6 July 1934 – 2 May 2019) was a French international rugby union player. He played as a flanker and number eight for Racing Club de France and FC Lourdes.
 Crauste in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Saint-Laurent-de-Gosse, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 May 2019 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Pau, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Crauste was born in Saint-Laurent-de-Gosse, France. He earned his first cap with the French national team on 19 May 1957 against Romania at Bucharest. He also captained the second French side to beat the Springboks in South Africa and was elected France's Player of the Year in 1961. He was also the first French international player to score three tries in one test match.
Crauste died, aged 84, in Pau, France.
Honours edit
- Selected to represent France, 1957–1966
- French rugby champion 1959 with Racing Club de France, 1960 and 1968 with FC Lourdes
- Five Nations Championship 1959 to 1963
- Challenge Yves du Manoir 1966 and 1967