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Henri Lacassagne

Henri André Lacassagne
Full name Henri André Lacassagne
Date of birth (1886-10-19)19 October 1886
Place of birth France
Date of death 11 November 1916(1916-11-11) (aged 30)
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Rugby union career
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1906-1907  France 2 (0)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1906-1907  France 2 (0)

Henri André Lacassagne (19 October 1886 – 11 November 1916) was a French rugby union player. He played at scrum half for Stade Bordelais. He was capped twice for France.

Henri Lacassagne's first test was on 1 January 1906, against New Zealand.

France played its first official match in the old Parc des Princes, against New Zealand. In their tour of the British Isles, the "All Blacks" accepted a challenge for a match in Paris. After playing their second match in Swansea on 30 December, they took the ferry to Boulogne-sur-Mer, then the train to the Gare du Nord. Fatigued by their voyage, and after a three-month tour, in which they won 31 of 32 matches, they won easily by 38–8 against France in front of 3000 spectators.

Henri Lacassagne played his last test match on 5 January 1907, against the England national rugby union team.

He was on the champion team of France in 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907 and a finalist in 1908.

He played the first official match of the France national rugby union team in 1906, and a test match in 1907.


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