Rugby player
| Date of birth | (1954-08-18) 18 August 1954 (age 70) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Montluçon, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Patrick Mesny (born 18 August 1954) is a French former rugby union international.
Born in Montluçon, Mesny spent most of his career with FC Grenoble, which he joined in 1974.
Mesny was capped 14 times for France from 1979 to 1982, scoring three tries. A centre, he debuted on the 1979 tour to New Zealand and played in both Test matches, including a historic first away win against the All Blacks. He featured twice during France's grand slam-winning 1981 Five Nations campaign.
See also
References
- "Sport". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 June 1984.
- ^ "RUGBY. 1re cape - Patrick Mesny : « Le Grand Chelem au bout »". Le Dauphiné (in French). 10 March 2019.
- "Bernard Viviés : la finale 1984". Petit Bleu (in French). 29 June 2020.
External links
- Patrick Mesny at ESPNscrum