Former Mont-de-Marsan center André Boniface, French rugby legend, died Monday at the age of 89 at Bayonne hospital, AFP learned from his family. Engineering center of the XV of France, associated with his brother Guy, who died prematurely in a road accident in 1968.

He also won a French championship title in 1963 and three Yves-du-Manoir Challenges with Stade Montois, his lifelong club. He is survived by his wife and three children.