Jean-Pierre Bastiat
Jean-Pierre Bastiat (11 April 1949 – 3 February 2021) was a French international rugby union player. He played as a Lock and Number 8 for US Dax.
| Date of birth | 11 April 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Pouillon, Landes, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 February 2021 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dax, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Romania at Colombes. He won the 1970 and 1973 Five Nations Championships, as well as the Grand Slam in the 1977 Five Nations Championship. The next year he captained France 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 stroke.
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