{"id":488058,"date":"2026-02-18T14:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/488058\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T14:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:15:09","slug":"rugby-captain-killed-in-avalanche-as-club-left-devastated-and-weekend-clash-postponed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/488058\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby captain killed in avalanche as club left ‘devastated’ and weekend clash postponed"},"content":{"rendered":"

A French rugby captain and his two friends were killed after being caught in an avalanche last Sunday.<\/p>\n

Quentin Philippe, 29, was skiing with friends Hugo Neuville, 31, and Alexis Rassat, 35, when the incident unfolded, claiming the lives of all three men.<\/p>\n

One man was found dead at the scene, according to French media.<\/p>\n

A second died shortly after being taken to the hospital, and the third passed away on Monday after suffering from hypothermia and entering cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n

Annecy-le-Vieux RC, a French rugby union club that Philippe captained, has released a statement expressing their sincere condolences.<\/p>\n

They have also postponed their league match, which was scheduled for this Sunday.<\/p>\n

The statement read: “Our valiant and steadfast captain has passed away.<\/p>\n

“This Sunday, a postponed league match, our player Quentin Philippe was caught in an avalanche near Courmayeur.” <\/p>\n

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A French rugby captain and his two friends were killed after being caught in an avalanche last Sunday<\/p>\n

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The statement continued: “He did not survive.<\/p>\n

“We are devastated. <\/p>\n

“Quentin, loyal to our colours for many years, had been instrumental in rebuilding the club.<\/p>\n

“He was part of our remarkable run in the 2023\/2024 season, which included the Alpes committee and Auvergne Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes league titles, as well as reaching the French championship semi-finals and securing promotion to Federale 3.<\/p>\n

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Annecy-le-Vieux RC, a French rugby union club that Philippe captained, has released a statement expressing their sincere condolences<\/p>\n

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\u201cQuentin, our strategist, always eager for stats and analysis, had been our captain since the beginning of this difficult season.<\/p>\n

“Respectful and unifying, he knew how to motivate the Boys; he was our leader at the heart of this challenging season.<\/p>\n

“Here in Glaisins, we are stunned.<\/p>\n

“We will miss you terribly, but we know that up there, you will continue to watch over your friends and will certainly have your say.”<\/p>\n

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The club have also postponed their league match, which was scheduled for this Sunday<\/p>\n

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The club concluded by offering their sincere condolences to his parents and two brothers.<\/p>\n

A public tribute is scheduled for March 1 at the Stade des Glaisins during the match against SC Couchois.<\/p>\n

Despite the tragedy, the club has stated it will continue its F\u00e9d\u00e9rale 3 season in memory of its captain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A French rugby captain and his two friends were killed after being caught in an avalanche last Sunday.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":488059,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,2592,44,760,588,85,1346],"class_list":["post-488058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-france","tag-news","tag-rugby","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=488058"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488058\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/488059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=488058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=488058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=488058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}