Jean Lassègue

Jean Lassègue (15 February 1924 – 4 June 1992) was a French international rugby union player.

Jean Lassègue

Date of birth	(1924-02-15)15 February 1924
Place of birth	Rieumes, France
Date of death	4 June 1992(1992-06-04) (aged 68)
Place of death	Toulouse, France
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing three–quarter International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1946–49 France 9 (15)

A native of Rieumes, Lassègue began playing for Stade Toulousain after World War II. He was a farmer by profession and missed Stade Toulousain's 1947 championship final win over SU Agen after being injured in an incubator explosion on his property. Capped nine times for France, Lassègue contributed three tries during the 1947 Five Nations, of which two came in a win over Ireland at Lansdowne Road. He finished his international career with a tour of Argentina in 1949.^[1][2]

Lassègue defected to rugby league in 1950, signing with AS Carcassonne.^[3]

See also

• List of France national rugby union players