Jacques Mazoin

Jacques Mazoin (1929 – 11 July 2020) was a French rugby union player and coach.

Jacques Mazoin

Date of birth	1929
Date of death	11 July 2020(2020-07-11) (aged 90–91)
Rugby union career
Youth career ?–? US Dax Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1952–1954 Paris Université Club () ?–? US Dax () Coaching career Years Team 1974–1977 US Dax

Biography

Born in 1929, Mazoin played for US Dax during his youth career. He won the Coupe Frantz-Reichel championship in 1949.^[1]

He studied at the École normale d'éducation physique before playing with Paris Université Club from 1952 to 1954.^[2] He returned to US Dax to play professionally before retiring. He started working as a physical education teacher at the Lycée Borda in Dax.^[3]

Mazoin continued to work for the US Dax organization, working as a physical trainer from 1964 to 1973 before becoming head coach. He left his coaching position in 1977.^[4]

Jacques Mazoin died on 11 July 2020 at the age of 91.^[5]

References

1. Dussarat, Étienne; Dussarat, Bernard; Bordenave, Marcel (2003). Un siècle de sports, 1904-2004 (PDF) (in French). Dax: Aquitaine Presse. ISBN 2-9520620-1-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
2. "Le rugby n'est pas devenu un sport national grâce à la télévision !". Le Temps des Médias (in French). February 2007.
3. "Romain Lacoste, l'ouverture sur le monde". Sud Ouest (in French). 10 December 2011.
4. Laborde, Gérard (2015). Les coqs landais (in French). France Libris. ISBN 978-2-9510061-4-0.
5. "Avis de décès de Monsieur Jacques MAZOIN". Simplifia (in French). 11 July 2020.