Claude Darbos

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Claude Darbos
Birth nameClaude Darbos
Date of birth10 October 1936
Place of birth Saint-Paul-lès-Dax, France
Date of death7 November 2016(2016-11-07) (aged 80)
Place of death Saint-Paul-lès-Dax, France
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Notable relative(s) Pierre Darbos (brother)
SpouseJacqueline Darbos [1]
ChildrenEric Darbos [2]
Occupation(s)Rugby union player
Rugby union career
Position(s) wing
Youth career
- US Dax
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
US Dax ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
– US Dax ()

Claude Darbos (10 October 1936 – 7 November 2016) was a French rugby union player who played as winger. He completed his entire career with the French club of the US Dax.

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Biography

Claude Darbos joins the US Dax in junior category.

He is the brother of Pierre Darbos, also a rugby player. [3]

During his career at the top level, he played in 1961 and 1963 the final of the French Rugby Union Championship, but did not win. [4] After retirement, he became a coach at the US Dax rugby school.

He died on November 7, 2016, at the age of 80. [5]

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ Claude DARBOS : Décès sudouest.fr
  2. ↑ Claude DARBOS : Décès sudouest.fr
  3. ↑ Rugby : un an après son frère Claude, l’US Dax pleure Pierre Darbos sudouest.fr
  4. ↑ "Claude Darbos". Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016..
  5. ↑ Claude DARBOS : Avis de décès sudouest.fr


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