Michel Sitjar
French rugby league and rugby union footballer
About Michel Sitjar
Lived 1942 – 2019 (aged 76). Michel Sitjar was a French rugby union player, rugby league player, photographer and poet.
Michel Sitjar (13 September 1942 – 10 June 2019) was an international rugby union and rugby league player for France and played club rugby for Agen. He also tried rugby league for a year in XIII Catalan after brutally stopping his career at 28. Sitjar played as a flanker and won three Brennus Shields with the Sporting Union Agenais (1962, 1965 and 1966).
In 2008 he published his first collection of poems (Rugby & Poésie), followed by the second one Rugby & Poésie, deuxième mi-temps two years later.
Sitjar committed suicide by gunshot at his home in Lamagistère on June 10, 2019.
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Who was Michel Sitjar?
French rugby league and rugby union footballer (1942–2019)
When was Michel Sitjar born?
Michel Sitjar was born on 13 September 1942 in Toulouse.
When did Michel Sitjar die?
Michel Sitjar died on 10 June 2019 in Lamagistère.
What was Michel Sitjar's occupation?
Michel Sitjar was a rugby union player, rugby league player, photographer and poet.
What nationality was Michel Sitjar?
Michel Sitjar was French.
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