Maurice Celhay

Maurice Jean Pierre Celhay was a French international rugby union player.

Biography

Born in Saint-Palais, Celhay played Basque pelota in his younger years and won regional championships as a sprinter, holding the Basque provincial record for the 200 metres. He attended Lycée de Bayonne.
Celhay played rugby with Aviron Bayonnais and was a noted try scorer for the club. He also scored regularly in a limited international career, with eight tries from six appearances between 1935 and 1940, four of which came in a match against Italy.
In World War II, Celhay served with the 5th Brigade of Pyrenean Hunters.
Celhay was the owner of a bookstore and also had a newsagent's shop in Bayonne.