Overview
- RC Toulon announced his death overnight from Thursday to Friday, without citing a cause.
- He spent 16 years as a Toulon player, reaching French championship finals in 1968 and 1971.
- He earned 22 caps for France, with reports differing on whether his Test career ended in 1967 or 1971.
- After retiring he coached and later served as RCT president, then managed the national team from 1992 to 1995 before resigning following a players' strike.
- He later served on FFR selection bodies until 2000, entered Toulon's hall of fame in 2023, ran a Port of Toulon restaurant, and was saluted publicly by former mayor Hubert Falco.