Jean Desclaux

Jean Desclaux (25 June 1922 – 23 March 2006) was a French rugby union player and coach who played for US Dax as flanker.

Born in 1922 in Dax, he played and coached club rugby for US Dax only; as a player he served the club from 1947 to 1959 and represented France A eight times.

[1] Another achievement was the victory in Auckland the 14 July 1979, the first ever against the All Blacks on their home field.

[1] Once he got back to the US Dax in 1980 he went on coaching that club until 1994, winning the French Cup again in 1982.

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