Armand Vaquerin

Armand Vaquerin (21 February 1951 – 10 July 1993) was a French Rugby union footballer who represented France.^[1]

Armand Vaquerin

Drawing of Vaquerin
Birth name	Armand Vaquerin
Date of birth	(1951-02-21)21 February 1951
Place of birth	Sévérac-le-Château, France
Date of death	10 July 1993(1993-07-10) (aged 42)
Place of death	Béziers, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1970–1986 AS Béziers () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1971–1980 France 26 (0)

He played as a Loosehead prop for AS Béziers who won the French rugby championship ten times (a record), and for France.

Death

Vaquerin allegedly died in 1993 at the age of 42, seven years after the end of his sporting career, during a “demonstration” of Russian roulette in the Béziers bar “le bar des Amis”, avenue Gambetta.^[2]

Honours

• French rugby champion: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984 with AS Béziers
• Challenge Yves du Manoir 1975 and 1977 with AS Béziers

References

1. Herman, Ryan. "Armand Vaquerin". Rugby Journal. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
2. "Podcast : les derniers mystères sur la mort du rugbyman Armand Vaquerin" [Podcast: the latest mysteries about the death of rugby player Armand Vaquerin] (in French). Télérama. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

External links

• Armand Vaquerin at ESPNscrum
• The top 10 frightening Frenchmen