PARIS - Former France rugby captain and coach Jacques Fouroux died from a heart attack on Saturday, aged 58.
Fouroux suffered the attack at his home in southwestern Auch, local emergency services said.
"We have lost a gentleman of rugby, a great player, the captain of the 1977 team, aunique competitor," said France team manager Jo Maso.
"He wanted to be the best at everything he did," Maso told French radio station France Info.
A pocket-sized scrumhalf, Fouroux won 28 caps for France from 1972 to 1977 and captained the side during their memorable Grand Slam-winning campaign in the 1977 Five Nations tournament.
He coached France from 1981 to 1990, guiding them to the final of the inaugural World Cup in 1987.
