Puig-Aubert

See also: Puig

Robert Aubert Puig , known as Puig-Aubert , is a player French of Rugby to XV and Rugby to XIII born the March 24th 1925 with Andernach (Germany) and deceased the June 3rd 1994. It measured 1m67 for a weight varying from 60 kg (at 19 years) to 100 kg (at 32 years). It loses 11 kg at the time of the round to the antipodes in 1951. During fifteen years, of 1944 with 1959, Puig-Aubert was one of the French sportsmen most known of the Hexagon.

Its beginnings

Puig-Aubert shines initially in Rugby with XV with USAP Perpignan. He becomes champion of France juniors in 1943 then gains the senior national title the following year vis-a-vis the Bayonne Aviron of Jean Dauger.

Quinzist until in 1944, Puig-Aubert passes to the XIII as of the lifting of Vichyist prohibition to practice this sport. It was a tearing for his/her father, Alphonse Puig, ex-international of Rugby to XV, and savage opposing to the XIII. This last carried even felt sorry for removal of child against Paul Barrière, president of the ACE Carcassonne XIII; Without result.

“Pipette”

Universally “renamed” Puig-Aubert , or Pipette because of this too strong addiction with the tobacco which carried it at 69 years. Immediate post-war period at the half-time of the Years 1950 (on the whole he will play XIII of 1944 with 1957), its apprehension of space and the play - perceived like as many mathematical obviousnesses -, confined with the genius. In spite of the distance and time, the memory of the back of Carcassonne rémane still in Antipodes.

Puig-Aubert revolutionized the play and was named Champion of the French champions by the newspaper the Team in 1951. He was the Master to be played of the team of France which signed its more beautiful exploits in 1951 at the time of the turned in the southern hemisphere. Guided by Puig-Aubert, the French constitute on these occasions the most powerful foreign formations having ever evolved/moved in Australia (this according to Australian themselves). Puig-Aubert impressed them by its gestural wonders (able to mark between the bars since the angle of ground, equivalent to the point of corner of football). Its drops made in particular wonder.

It is invited with its fellow-member Élie Brousse, to remain to play in a club of Sydney during two to three years in the exchange of a gold bridge: respectively 15 franc million including a premium of 8 million to the signature, plus wages of 200.000 francs monthly, with a villa at its disposal with Bondi Beach. The biddings are assembled, up to 20 million investment on its head. The ambassador of France itself ensured the champion whom it would have at his disposal all that it would ask. But Pipette, knowing what awaited it, in a mercantile universe where competition would make a target of it, did not want to be made violence with the Australian one.

He worked then in the commercial representation for the company Paul Ricard while carrying out a career of trainer. He takes thus charges the junior team with it with Carcassonne in hands as of 1961 then becomes selector of the team of France of Rugby to XIII in 1969.

In 2000, a Statue out of bronze of 300 kg for 170 centimetres is set up in its honor at the stage Albert Domec of Carcassonne. One can read there:

In Puig-Aubert, symbol of Rugby with XIII.
World champion under the tricolor shirt.
Champion of the French champions for the year 1951.

In 2004, Bernard Pratviel devoted to him the book Immortel Pipette , with the ED. Print.

Career in Rugby with XV

Club

  • USAP Perpignan: until 1944

Prize list

  • Champion of France in 1944 with USAP
  • Champion of France Juniors in 1943 with USAP

Career in Rugby with XIII

Club

  • ACE Carcassonne XIII: 1944 - 1953
  • XIII Catalan: 1953 - 1957
  • Celtic of Paris: 1958 - 1959
  • RC Castelnaudary: 1959 - 1960

Prize list

  • Champion of France: 1946, 1950, 1952 and 1953 with the ACE Carcassonne XIII and 1957 with the XIII Catalan
  • Holder of the Coupe de France: 1946, 1947, 1951 and 1952 with the ACE Carcassonne XIII
  • Vice-champion of France: 1947,1948 and 1949 (ACE Carcassonne XIII)
  • Finalist of the Coupe de France: 1945,1948,1949 (ACE Carcassonne XIII), 1954 and 1957 (XIII Catalan)

Equip with France

  • Better realizer with 361 pts (always of topicality in 2005)
  • International (46 selections) between the February 23rd 1946 and the May 10th 1956 (including 4 out of World cup (did not take part in the World cup 1957), 15 out of Cut of Europe of the Nations, and 27 other test matches)
  • Membre of the 1st French round of a French collective sport in Australia and New Zealand i.e 1951:
    • holder of the Goodwill Trophy 1951 (semi-official world champion) and 1955 (France winner of Australian on their premises in test matches: 2/3)
    • holder of the Cut Tattersall 1951 (many gained tests (2/3))
  • Vice-champion of the world: 1954 (and captain, at the time of this 1st edition - finale in Paris (Park of the Princes))

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