André Carrère

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André Carrère
Date of birth(1924-03-06)6 March 1924
Place of birth Villeneuve-de-Marsan, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Date of death21 February 2015(2015-02-21) (aged 90)
Place of death Biganos, France
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Stade Montois ()
Rugby league career
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1951 Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1953 France 20

André Carrère (Villeneuve-de-Marsan, 6 March 1924 - Biganos, 21 February 2015) was a French rugby union and league footballer. After making his rugby union debut for Stade Montois, he switched codes to rugby league in 1951, playing for Villeneuve-sur-Lot and was capped twice for France in 1953.

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Biography

Born in Villeneuve-de-Marsan, where he discovered rugby union, Carrère joined the Stade Montois club, which was close to his hometown. In 1951, he switched to rugby league at Villeneuve-sur-Lot, [1] scouted by the doctor Pierre Mourgues. [2] In 1953, he was capped two times for the France national team. [3]

Honours

Rugby union

Rugby league

[4]

Personal life

Outside of the pitch, he was a fusilier marin during his military service for the French Navy. [5] His brother, Robert Carrère, still played rugby union, disputed the final of the French Rugby Union Championship in 1953 playing for Stade Montois.

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References

  1. "Villeneuve-sur-Lot : l'ancien treiziste André Carrère est décédé". SudOuest.fr (in French). 25 February 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. Laborderie, Renaud de (1 January 1968). Le rugby dans le sang (in French). (Calmann-Lévy) réédition numérique FeniXX. ISBN   978-2-7062-0248-3.
  3. "Andre Carrere - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  4. Bonnery, Louis (1996). Le rugby à XIII, le plus français du monde. Cano et Franck. pp. 388–397.
  5. Arrat, Bernard (3 December 2015). "André Carrère s'est éteint". SudOuest.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 January 2021.