A minute's silence will be observed before Wales' RBS 6 Nations clash in Paris tomorrow in memory of former France captain Jean Prat, who died today aged 81.
Prat, a powerful flanker, won 51 caps between 1945 and 1955 and captained France to their first Five Nations triumph in 1954.
Prat went on to coach the national team between 1963 and 1968 and is described by the Federation Francais de Rugby as a ``mythical figure of French rugby''.
He died today in a Tarbres hospital.