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| Birth name | Marcel Communeau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 September 1885 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Beauvais, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 26 June 1971 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Beauvais, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | engineer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marcel Communeau (11 September 1885 – 26 June 1971)[1] was a French rugby union player, who represented the France national rugby union team. Communeau was the leading French player prior to World War I, representing his country a record 21 times and captaining the side on 13 occasions.[2]
Communeau was inducted to the World Rugby Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Wembley Stadium during the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[3]
References
- ↑ Marcel Communeau rugby union Scrum.com
- ↑ Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. p. 5:3. ISBN 0-460-07003-7.
- ↑ "Australian duo inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame". ESPN (UK). 21 September 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
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