Marcel Communeau

Marcel Communeau

Birth name	Marcel Communeau
Date of birth	(1885-09-11)11 September 1885
Place of birth	Beauvais, France
Date of death	26 June 1971(1971-06-26) (aged 85)
Place of death	Beauvais, France
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Occupation(s)	engineer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Beauvais () – Stade Français () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1906–1913 France 21 (9)

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

1. Marcel Communeau rugby union Scrum.com
2. Griffiths, John (1987). The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records. London: Phoenix House. p. 5:3. ISBN   0-460-07003-7.
3. "Australian duo inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame". ESPN (UK). 21 September 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2017.