Jean Duhau

Jean Duhau
Personal information
Born France
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Front row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Stade Français
Bordeaux
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1928–30 France
Rugby league
Position Prop, Second-row

Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1934–37 France 6 5 5 0 25
Coaching information

Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
195160 France 14 5 2 7 36
Source: [1][2]

Jean Duhau is a French rugby footballer who represented his country as a player in both rugby league and rugby union. He later became a coach and coached the French rugby league side in multiple Rugby League World Cups.

Playing career

Duhau originally played rugby union and played in the 1926–27 French Rugby Union Championship for Stade Français. He made his debut for France on 28 January 1928, becoming French representative 235.[3] He later switched to rugby union, being part of the France side that toured Great Britain in 1934.[4]

Coaching career

Duhau later became a coach and coached the French rugby league side during their 1951 tour of Australia and New Zealand and at the inaugural 1954 Rugby League World Cup. He also later coached the team at the 1957 and 1960 Rugby League World Cups.[2]

References

  1. Jean Duhau rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. 1 2 Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Jean Duhau - Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. "ESPN Search Results: Jean Duhau News, Videos, PodCasts". ESPN.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. Collins, Tony (27 August 2015). "The Oval World: A Global History of Rugby". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 9 November 2017 via Google Books.
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