About Jean Matheu-Cambas
Lived 1920 – 1989 (aged 68). Jean Matheu-Cambas was a French rugby union player.
Jean Matheu-Cambas (23 June 1920 – 26 May 1989) was a French international rugby union player.
Rugby career Born in Gelos, Matheu-Cambas was active in the immediate post war years and made his international debut for France against Wales during the 1945–46 Victory Internationals. He gained 24 caps for France as a wing–forward, almost always beside Guy Basquet and Jean Prat, with whom he formed a back row for a record setting 22 matches. At club level, Matheu-Cambas won French Championship titles with both SU Agen and Castres Olympique, the latter as captain.
Matheu-Cambas became a coach and led SC Mazamet to the 1958 Challenge Yves du Manoir title, while also guiding them to a runner–up finish in the French Championship the same season.
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Who was Jean Matheu-Cambas?
French rugby union player (1920–1989)
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Jean Matheu-Cambas was born on 23 June 1920 in Gelos.
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Jean Matheu-Cambas died on 26 May 1989 in Castres.
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Jean Matheu-Cambas was a rugby union player.
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Jean Matheu-Cambas was French.
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