Élie Cester
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| Born | 27 July 1942 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 3 January 2017 (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Élie Cester (27 July 1942 – 3 January 2017) was a French rugby union player who played at lock for the France national rugby union team.
Early life and career
[edit]Élie Cester was born on 27 July 1942 in L'Isle-Jourdain, France.[2]
Cester earned his first cap for the France national rugby union team on 15 January 1966.[3]
He made a total of 35 official appearances for the French national team between 1966 and 1974. He captained the team on three occasions.[4]
Roques was part of the French national team that won the Five Nations Championship in 1967, 1968, 1970 (tied with Wales) and 1973.
Death
[edit]Cester died at the age of 74 in Bourg-les-Valence, France, on 3 January 2017.[5][6]
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Elie Cester". ESPN scrum.
- ↑ "L'Isle-Jourdain. Elie Cester, ce colosse, est décédé". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ↑ "Elie Cester". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ "L'Isle-Jourdain. Elie Cester, ce colosse, est décédé". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ↑ "Rugby Union - Ex-France international Elie Cester dies". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ "France legend Elie Cester dies". www.ultimaterugby.com. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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