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Jacques Merquey

Jacques Merquey
Personal information
Nickname Jackie
Born (1929-09-26) 26 September 1929 (age 87)
Souillac, Lot, France
Playing information
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 76 kg; 168 lb (12 st 0 lb)
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
RC Toulonnais
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1950 France 4 1 0 0 3
Rugby league
Position Centre, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
US Villeneuve XIII
1951–60 Avignon XIII 37
Marseille XIII Avenir
Total 37 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1951–60 France 29 15 0 0 45
1957 Rest of the World
1957 Great Britain & France
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Jacques Merquey (born 26 September 1929) was a French rugby footballer of the 1950s. An dual-code rugby international, his position was centre, later in his career this changed to stand-off. He played his club football for Sporting Olympique Avignon XIII, becoming the most capped International, with 37 games for France. Merquey is the only Frenchman to play in the first three successive World Cups, in 1954, 1957 and 1960.

Merquey originally played rugby union, where he also represented France, in a total of four games against England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland in 1950.

In 1951 Merquey was part of the first ever French rugby league tour of Australia. He was selected to represent France as they hosted the 1954 Rugby League World Cup, also the first ever. His French side beat New Zealand. He played strong a strong role in France's draw with Great Britain and scored a crucial try in the win over Australia to secure a position in the final, where France lost 12 to 6 to Great Britain.


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