Marcel Bescos

Marcel Bescos (Oloron-Sainte-Marie, 28 June 1937- Castres, 17 July 2013) is a former French rugby league player who played as prop. He was French Champion with Albi in 1962, as well as captain of the French national team.

Marcel Bescos
Personal information
Born(1937-06-28)June 28, 1937
Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France
DiedJuly 17, 2013(2013-07-17) (aged 76)
Castres, France
Playing information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight15 st 5 lb (98 kg)
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
–1963 Albi
1963–1966 Limoux
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1959–1966 France 20 3[1]

Career

Having an impressive physique, 102 kg, Marcel Bescos essentially played most of his career for Racing Club Albi XIII before joining Limoux at the end of his career. He formed an impressive first row alongside André Vadon and Honoré Conti, he became French Champion for Albi in 1962.[2] When playing for France, he also made great sporting performances. When he became captain of the national team, he was part of the French squad which put Australia in check in January 1960 for a match which ended on a 8–8 tie, after the match, Johnny Raper and Reg Gasnier admitted that they never met such a strong, fast and technical prop.[3] With Bescos, the French team won against Great Britain six times.[4] After his sporting career, he became an antiquarian and a salesman at Établissements Mauriès.[5] He died of pulmonary embolism on 17 July 2013.[6]

Personal life

Outside his playing career, he worked as a fishmonger.[7]

Honours

Notes
  1. "Marcel Bescos - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  2. "Albi. Le champion Marcel Bescos n'est plus". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  3. "Albi. Le champion Marcel Bescos n'est plus". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  4. "Albi. Le champion Marcel Bescos n'est plus". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  5. "Albi. Le champion Marcel Bescos n'est plus". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  6. Girette, Herve (2012-12-15). "Décès de l'ancien capitaine tricolore Marcel Bescos, obsèques lundi à Albi". Sportchoc.tv (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  7. "Vol. 41 No. 12 (June 11, 1960)". Trove. Retrieved 2022-11-03.


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