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Born | Brive-la-Gaillarde, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | 14 December 1931||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 3 March 2015 Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | (aged 83)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 12 st 5 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Centre, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jean Foussat (Brive-la-Gaillarde, 14 December 1931- Brive-la-Gaillarde, 3 March 2015[1]), was a former French rugby league footballer who played as centre or wing.
During his entire career, Foussat played for Villeneuve-sur-Lot,[2][3][4] which he won a French Championship title in 1959. Thanks to his club performances, he represented France at the 1957 Rugby League World Cup.[5]
Outside the pitch, he worked as an electrician.[6]