Jean Duhau

Jean Duhau

Jean Duhau with the Stade Français jersey in 1927
Personal information
Born	(1906-05-01)1 May 1906 [1] Ondres, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Died	24 September 1973(1973-09-24) (aged 67) Marseille, France
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Front row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Stade Français SA Bordelais [1] Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1928–30 France 7 [1]
Rugby league
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P RC Roanne XIII 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% 1951–60 France 14 5 2 7 36
Source: [2] [3] As of 17 January 2021

Jean Duhau (1906-1973) is a French rugby footballer who represented France as a player in both rugby league and rugby union. He later became a coach and coached France rugby league team 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. ^[4] He later switched to rugby league, being part of the France side that toured Great Britain in 1934. ^[5]

Coaching career

Duhau later became a coach and coached the France rugby league team 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. ^[3]

References

1. François Duboisset,Rugby Guide édition 2003, Editions De Vecchi, Paris, 2002. p.0418.
2. Jean Duhau rugbyleagueproject.org
3. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Jean Duhau - Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
4. "ESPN Search Results: Jean Duhau News, Videos, PodCasts". ESPN.com. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
5. Collins, Tony (27 August 2015). The Oval World: A Global History of Rugby. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN   9781408843727 . Retrieved 9 November 2017– via Google Books.