Christian Bélascain

Christian Bélascain (1 November 1953 — 8 January 2004) was a French rugby union international.

Christian Bélascain

Date of birth	(1953-11-01)1 November 1953
Place of birth	Biarritz, France
Date of death	8 January 2004(2004-01-08) (aged 50)
Place of death	Bayonne, France
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	188 lb (85 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1977–83 France 18 (4)

Born in Biarritz, Bélascain learnt his rugby at Boucau Stade and spent most of his career with Aviron Bayonnais. He was capped 18 times for France as a centre between 1977 and 1983, which included four Five Nations campaigns.^[1]

Bélascain died of a ruptured aneurysm in 2004 at the age of 50. The Reichel B, an under-21 championship for non-professional French clubs, was renamed in his honour and he also bears the name of a Bayonne rugby stadium.^[2][3]

See also

• List of France national rugby union players