Michel Crauste


Michel Crauste was a French international rugby union player. He played as a flanker and Number 8 for Racing Club de France and FC Lourdes.
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. Crauste 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 3 tries in one test.
Crauste died, aged 84, in Pau, France.

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