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Marcel Communeau

Marcel Communeau
Full 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
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1906-1913  France 21 ((9))
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1906-1913  France 21 ((9))

Marcel Communeau (11 September 1885 - 26 June 1971) 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.

Communeau was inducted to the World Rugby Hall of Fame in a ceremony at Wembley Stadium during the 2015 Rugby World Cup.


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