Fernand Cazenave, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French rugby union footballer and coach
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Place of Birth: Orthez, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
About Fernand Cazenave
- Fernand Cazenave (26 November 1924 in Orthez – 11 January 2005 in Mont-de-Marsan) was a former French rugby union international and national coach. Cazenave played six times for France as a winger in the 1950s.
- He made his debut against England in 1950 and scored his only Test try as France won 6-3. His last match, was also against England, in 1954 which France again won 11-3, in Paris. He took up coaching and coached Mont-de-Marsan to victory in the French Championship in 1963, the only time the club has won the championship.
- Mont-de-Marsan also won the Yves Du-Manoir three times, 1961-62. He took over as French coach from Jean Prat in 1968.
- During this time, France toured South Africa (1971) and Australia (1972).
- He was coach until 1973 when Jean Desclaux took over.
- Cazenave became the French Federation's first national technical director. He died aged 80 on 11 January 2005.
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