Jacques Lepatey

Jacques Lepatey (25 September 1929 – 1 May 2024) was a French rugby union player who played as a wing.^[1]

Jacques Lepatey

Date of birth	(1929-09-25)25 September 1929
Place of birth	Mazamet, France
Date of death	1 May 2024(2024-05-01) (aged 94)
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Youth career 1946–1947 Sallèles-d'Aude Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1947–1948 RC Narbonne ? (?) 1948–1962 SC Mazamet ? (?) 1962–? RC Narbonne ? (?) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1954–1955 France 5 (0)

Biography

Born in Mazamet on 25 September 1929, he was the nephew of fellow rugby union player Louis Lepatey [fr] and the son of Charles Lepatey, also a sportsman. He made his juniors debut with Sallèles-d'Aude in 1946 before joining RC Narbonne and SC Mazamet. In 1958, he set the record for most tries in a season, a record surpassed by Jean-Pierre Puidebois [fr] in 1974.^[2] He also made five appearances for the French national team during the 1954 Rugby Union European Cup and the 1955 Five Nations Championship.^[3]

Lepatey died on 1 May 2024, at the age of 94.^[4]