About Lucien Mias
Lived 1930 – 2024 (aged 93). Lucien Mias was a French rugby union player, physician, school teacher and geriatrician.
Lucien Mias (29 September 1930 – 13 May 2024) was an international rugby union player for France. His usual position was lock.
Mias captained the French team to win the 1958 France rugby union tour of South Africa, and to their first Five Nations Championship in 1959. He was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in 2005. Mias died on 13 May 2024, at the age of 93.
In his time, rugby union was an amateur sport. Apart from his sports career, he was working as a rural public schoolteacher then as a geriatrician.
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Who was Lucien Mias?
French rugby union player (1930–2024)
When was Lucien Mias born?
Lucien Mias was born on 28 September 1930 in Saint-Germain-de-Calberte.
When did Lucien Mias die?
Lucien Mias died on 13 May 2024 in Mazamet.
What was Lucien Mias's occupation?
Lucien Mias was a rugby union player, physician, school teacher and geriatrician.
What nationality was Lucien Mias?
Lucien Mias was French.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lucien Mias. https://biography.guide/lucien-mias/
MLA: "Lucien Mias." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/lucien-mias/.
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