François Morlaes, a French rugby union player who played as a scrum-half, died on March 23, 2026.
Born in Pau, German-occupied France, on October 6, 1943, he won the 1968–69 French Rugby Union Championship with CA Bègles. Morlaes died in Mont-de-Marsan, France, at the age of 82.
He was the father of Nicolas Morlaes, who also became a rugby player.
François Morlaes (French: [fʁɑ̃swˈa mɔʁlˈe]; 6 October 1943 – 23 March 2026) was a French rugby union player who played as a scrum-half.