Paul Mauriat (27 May 1887 – 21 May 1964) was a French international rugby union player.
Biography Mauriat was born in Neuville-sur-Saône on the banks of the Saône and attended Lycée Ampère. His father operated a drugstore in Lyon, which he and brother Joanny helped out with from a young age.
A versatile forward, Mauriat debuted for FC Lyon in 1903 and from 1907 to 1913 was capped 19 times for France, utilised in a variety of forward positions. He captained France for a period and was in their team which won a Five Nations match for the first time in 1911, over Scotland at Stade du Matin in Colombes.
Mauriat was a salesman by profession and worked at one point for a chilli factory.
See also List of France national rugby union players
References
External links
Paul Mauriat at Fédération Française de Rugby