Marcel Communeau
French rugby union player
Rugby player
Birth name | Marcel Communeau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]