Michel Sitjar
France international rugby union and league player (1942-2019)
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Michel Sitjar (13 September 1942 – 10 June 2019) was an international rugby union and rugby league player for France and played club rugby for Agen. He also tried rugby league for a year in XIII Catalan after brutally stopping his career at 28. Sitjar played as a flanker and won three Brennus Shields with the Sporting Union Agenais (1962, 1965 and 1966).[1]
Born13 September 1942
Died10 June 2019 (aged 76)
Lamagistère, France
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)
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| Born | 13 September 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 10 June 2019 (aged 76) Lamagistère, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Rugby player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2008 he published his first collection of poems (Rugby & Poésie), followed by the second one Rugby & Poésie, deuxième mi-temps two years later.[2]
Sitjar committed suicide by gunshot at his home in Lamagistère on June 10, 2019.[3]
