Maurice Celhay

Maurice Jean Pierre Celhay (17 May 1911 – 17 October 1980) was a French international rugby union player.^[1]

Maurice Celhay

Full name	Maurice Jean Pierre Celhay
Born	(1911-05-17)17 May 1911 Saint-Palais, France
Died	17 October 1980(1980-10-17) (aged 69) Bayonne, France
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	163 lb (74 kg)
Rugby union career
Position Three–quarter International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1935–40 France 6 (24)

Biography

Born in Saint-Palais, Celhay played Basque pelota in his younger years and won regional championships as a sprinter, holding the Basque provincial record for the 200 metres. He attended Lycée de Bayonne.^[2]

Celhay played rugby with Aviron Bayonnais and was a noted try scorer for the club.^[3] He also scored regularly in a limited international career, with eight tries from six appearances between 1935 and 1940, four of which came in a match against Italy.^[2]

In World War II, Celhay served with the 5th Brigade of Pyrenean Hunters.^[2]

Celhay was the owner of a bookstore and also had a newsagent's shop in Bayonne.^[2]

See also

• List of France national rugby union players