Full name Marcel Communeau
Born
September 11, 1885, Beauvais
Died
June 26, 1971, Beauvais (aged 85 years 288 days)
Major teams France
Position Wing, Lock, No. 8
Height
5 ft 10 in
Weight 199 lb
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Span | Mat | Start | Sub | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | GfM | Won | Lost | Draw | % | |
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All Tests | 1906-1913 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4.76 |
Five/Six Nations | 1910-1913 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8.33 |
Test debut | France v New Zealand at Parc des Princes, Jan 1, 1906 match details |
Last Test | France v Wales at Parc des Princes, Feb 27, 1913 match details |
Test Statsguru | Main menu | Career summary | Match list | Most points | Most tries | Tournament list |
Communeau was widely regarded as France's best forward of the post-war era. A survivor of the first ever French team in 1906, he was to play a total of 21 matches - captaining the side on 13 occasions - scoring three tries.
He is also credited with asking for the team to adopt the coq gaullois as the team's emblem.
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