Patrick Mesny

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Patrick Mesny
Date of birth (1954-08-18) 18 August 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Montluçon, France
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight186 lb (84 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1979–82 France 14 (12)

Patrick Mesny (born 18 August 1954) is a French former rugby union international. [1]

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Born in Montluçon, Mesny spent most of his career with FC Grenoble, which he joined in 1974. [2] [3]

Mesny was capped 14 times for France from 1979 to 1982, scoring three tries. A centre, he debuted on the 1979 tour to New Zealand and played in both Test matches, including a historic first away win against the All Blacks. He featured twice during France's grand slam-winning 1981 Five Nations campaign. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sport". The Sydney Morning Herald . 27 June 1984.
  2. 1 2 "RUGBY. 1re cape - Patrick Mesny : « Le Grand Chelem au bout »". Le Dauphiné (in French). 10 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Bernard Viviés : la finale 1984". Petit Bleu (in French). 29 June 2020.
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