Paul Dupré
Paul Dupré (29 June 1888 – 31 May 1916)[lower-alpha 1] was a French rugby player, who represented Racing Club de France and was selected for France for one match.
Date of birth | 29 June 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Gagny, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 31 May 1916 27) | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | near Dornitz, German Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (11 st 11 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | Private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Unit | 4ème Zouaves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memorials | Monument au Morts 1914–1918, Gagny | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He was born in Gagny. In the First World War he was a private in the 4ème Zouaves regiment of the French Army, and died from wounds in the German prisoner-of-war camp at Altengrabow.
Rugby career
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Dupré played for Racing Club de France, and earned selection on one occasion for France, in the 1909 fixture against Wales at Colombes. The French were beaten 5–47,[2] having lost the first encounter between the two countries, the previous year in Cardiff 36–4.[3]
Military service
In the First World War, Dupré was a soldat deuxième classe with the 4ème Zouaves light infantry regiment of the French Army. He was captured by the Germans, and died of his wounds in a prisoner-of-war camp in Altengrabow, Germany, on 31 May 1916. He is commemorated on the Monument au Morts 1914–1918 in his birthplace, Gagny, France.[2]
Notes
- McCrery states 31 March, but original documents show 31 May.
References
- http://www.ffr.fr/Equipes-de-France/Rugby-a-XV/XV-France/Tous-les-joueurs/DUPRE-Paul
- McCrery 2014, p. 91.
- "France v Wales". The Cambrian. 26 February 1909. hdl:10107/3418090.
- http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/match?gameId=19122&league=17078
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)