Maurice Terreau

Maurice Terreau (30 January 1923 – 22 December 2000) was a French international rugby union player.

Maurice Terreau

Date of birth	(1923-01-30)30 January 1923
Place of birth	Bourg-en-Bresse, France
Date of death	22 December 2000(2000-12-22) (aged 77)
Place of death	Bourg-en-Bresse, France
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	177 lb (80 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Fly-half International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1945–51 France 17 (15)

Biography

Terreau was born in raised in Bourg-en-Bresse.^[1]

A centre and fly–half, Terreau debuted for France in the 1945–46 Victory Internationals. He gained a total of 17 caps between 1945 and 1951, scoring five tries. One of his tries helped France secure a first ever away win over Wales in 1948.^[2] He was a member of France's 1949 tour of Argentina. At club level, Terreau played for US Bressane.^[3]

Terreau took over his father's logging business.^[1]

See also

• List of France national rugby union players