 Salut in 1965 | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 April 1943 Beaumont-de-Lomagne, France | ||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 5 September 2025 (aged 82) Saint-Lys, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Jean Salut (14 April 1943 – 5 September 2025) was a French international rugby union player.
Born in Beaumont-de-Lomagne, Salut was capped seven times for France as a wing–forward while based with Toulouse club TOEC in the late 1960s. This included France's wins over Ireland and England in their 1968 Five Nations grand slam. He also played a Test match against the All Blacks at Lancaster Park. [1] During the 1969 Five Nations, Salut was a last second withdrawal from a match against Scotland when he injured his ankle running onto the ground. [2]
Salut was a physiotherapist by profession. [3] He died in Saint-Lys, France on 5 September 2025, at the age of 82. [4]