Michel Celaya

Michel Celaya (4 July 1930 – 2 January 2020) was a French rugby union player who played back-row for the France national rugby union team and Biarritz Olympique.

Michel Celaya

Date of birth	(1930-07-04)4 July 1930
Place of birth	Biarritz, France
Date of death	2 January 2020(2020-01-02) (aged 89)
Place of death	Biarritz, France
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back-row Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Biarritz Olympique () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1953–1961 France 50 18 Correct as of 13 September 2020

Early life and career

Michel Celaya was born on 4 July 1930 in Biarritz, France.^[1]

Celaya earned his first cap for the France national rugby union team on 28 February 1953. ^[2]

He made a total of 50 official appearances for the French national team between 1953, and 1961.

Celaya was part of the French national team that won the Five Nations Championship in 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960 and 1961.

Celaya spent his entire club career at Biarritz Olympique. ^[3]

Death

Celaya died at the age of 89 on 2 January 2020, in Biarritz, France.^[4]