François Morlaes
| Born | 6 October 1943 Pau, German-occupied France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 23 March 2026 (aged 82) Mont-de-Marsan, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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François Morlaes (French: [fʁɑ̃swˈa mɔʁlˈe]; 6 October 1943 – 23 March 2026) was a French rugby union player who played as a scrum-half.[1]
He won the 1968–69 French Rugby Union Championship with CA Bègles.[2] He was the father of Nicolas Morlaes, also a rugby star.[3]
Morlaes died in Mont-de-Marsan on 23 March 2026, at the age of 82.[4]
References
- ↑ "Champion de France avec Bègles, François Morlaes est mort". L'Équipe (in French). 23 March 2026. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ Prévôt, Jérôme (16 May 2019). "François Morlaès, le teigneux de service". Midi Olympique (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ "Le tour d'honneur de Morlaës". Midi Olympique (in French). 7 May 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ "Rugby : décès de François Morlaes, champion de France avec Bègles puis président du Stade Montois". Le Figaro (in French). 24 March 2026. Retrieved 26 March 2026.