Jacques Lepatey

Jacques Lepatey (25 September 1929 – 1 May 2024) was a French rugby union player who played as a wing.

Biography
Born in Mazamet on 25 September 1929, he was the nephew of fellow rugby union player Louis Lepatey and the son of Charles Lepatey, also a sportsman. He made his juniors debut with Sallèles-d'Aude in 1946 before joining RC Narbonne and SC Mazamet. In 1958, he set the record for most tries in a season, a record surpassed by Jean-Pierre Puidebois in 1974. He also made five appearances for the French national team during the 1954 Rugby Union European Cup and the 1955 Five Nations Championship.

Lepatey died on 1 May 2024, at the age of 94.