Jean-Pierre Lux
Date of birth(1946-01-09)January 9, 1946
Place of birthSaint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse, France
Date of deathDecember 15, 2020(2020-12-15) (aged 74)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1967-1975  France 42 42

Jean-Pierre Lux (9 January 1946 – 15 December 2020).[1] was a French rugby union player and sports director. He played as a centre. He was professionally a dental surgeon.

Club career

Lux played for US Tyrosse until 1970/71, moving to US Dax in 1971/72. He was runner-up of the French Championship in 1972/73.

International career

He had 42 caps for France, from 1967 to 1975, scoring 12 tries, 42 points on aggregate. He entered in 9 consecutive editions of the Five Nations Championship, from 1967 to 1975, playing 27 caps and scoring 5 tries, 18 points on aggregate. He won the tournament three times, in 1967, 1968, with a Grand Slam, and 1970, ex-aequo with Wales.[2]

Sports director career

He was President of the European Rugby Cup, from 1999 to 2014. He was a member of the director committee of the National Rugby League, from 1998 to 2012.

References

  1. ↑ "L'ancien international français Jean-Pierre Lux est mort" (in French). L'Équipe. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Jean-Pierre Lux International Statistics


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