Jean-Pierre Saux

Jean-Pierre Saux was a French international rugby union player.

Biography

A Section Paloise lock forward, Saux was a regular member of the France national [rugby union team|France national team] during the early 1960s, amassing a total of 22 caps. He featured in France's 0–0 draw against the 1960–61 Springboks in Colombes. His international career also included France's 1961 tour of New Zealand and Australia.
Saux won the 1962 Midi Olympique Oscar as France's best rugby player for the year.
After featuring in Pau's 1964 French championship win, Saux was forced to retire at the end of the season on account of an eye injury, having suffered a detached retina from a kick to the face during the Challenge Yves du Manoir.