Maurice Prat

{{Short description|France international rugby union player}}

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{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Maurice Prat

| image = Christophe Schaeffer Michel Crauste www.valeu-r-ugby.com m-prat-et-p-albaladejo.jpg

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|11|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Lourdes, France

| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|05|15|1928|11|17|df=y}}

| death_place = Lourdes, France

| height = 5 ft 8 in

| weight = 163 lb

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| relatives = Jean Prat (brother)

| position = Centre

| repyears1 = 1951–58

| repteam1 = {{nrut|France}}

| repcaps1 = 31

| reppoints1 = 24

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Maurice Prat (17 November 1928 — 15 May 2016) was a French rugby union international.{{cite news |title=Rugby : Décès de Maurice Prat, ancien international du FC Lourdes |url=https://www.sudouest.fr/archives/necrologies/rugby-deces-de-maurice-prat-ancien-international-du-fc-lourdes-4659518.php |work=Sud Ouest |date=15 May 2016 |language=fr-FR}}

A native of Lourdes, Prat was born on his father's farm, situated next to the town's main rugby union stadium. He was the younger brother of France flanker Jean Prat and spent his entire club career with local side FC Lourdes during a successful era, playing in six national championship wins.{{cite news |title=Maurice Prat n'est plus, il était le père de la méthode lourdaise |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2016/05/16/2345187-maurice-prat-est-plus-etait-pere-methode-lourdaise.html |work=La Dépêche |date=16 May 2016 |language=fr}}

Prat, a hard-hitting centre, was capped 31 times by France from 1951 to 1958, often forming a centre combination with Lourdes teammate Roger Martine. He was a member of two Five Nations shared title wins and stood in as captain for a 1958 Five Nations match against Ireland, which France won.{{cite news |last1=Laker |first1=Peter |title=France Lose Their Skipper |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/789966276 |work=Daily Mirror |date=19 April 1958}}

In 2006, Prat was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor.{{cite news |title=Guy Novès et Maurice Prat honorés |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2006/01/02/27125-guy-noves-et-maurice-prat-honores.html |work=La Dépêche |date=2 January 2006 |language=fr}}

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