This is one of a series of posts to mark the international Rugby players who died during The Great War. If anyone has further information on the men concerned, I’d be most grateful if it could be added to the thread. Gareth Lacassagne, André Victor Henri played for France Internationals: 2 : 1906 NZ- ; 1907 E- André Lacassagne was born on 23 October 1897 in Pau Played as a Scrum half for: ? War service: Soldat 2ème Classe, 284ème Regiment d’Infanterie He was killed in action on 11 November 1916 on the Macedonian Front.
Le championnat de France de rugby à XV first series of 1905 - 1906 was won by the SBUC beating the french stage in the final Teams - SBUC - Paris Stade french Score - 9-0 (3-0) Date - 8 April 1906 Stage - Parc des Princes (Paris) Referee - Allan Henry Muhr SBUC Lannes Leon, Carlos Deltour, Louis Soulé, Alphonse Massé, Jacques Dufourcq, Robert Blanchard, Marcel Laffitte, Louis Mulot, André Lacassagne, Mazières, Leuvielle Mauritius, Mauritius Bruneau Pascal Laporte, Thil Helier, Henri Martin Stade french George Jerome, Marcel Joint, Edouard Miranowicz, André Verges, Albert Spoon, Charles Beaurin, Pierre Rousseau, G. Poirier, Guy de Talancé, Henri Amand, Charles Vareilles, Paul Maclos, Emile Lesieur, Augustin Pujol, Julien Combe Points SBUC 3 tests Mazières, Laffitte, Lacassagne Stade french The stage in the French region of Seine-et-Loire, FC Lyon in the Rhone and the SBUC that of the Garonne were won. Of the three teams, FC Lyon, who also took advantage of packages Nivernais Club of Amateurs and Stade Lorrain, had been eliminated from the race for the title. Once again, Stadistes Bordeaux and Paris found themselves in the final. The meeting consisted in a remake of that of the previous season. Given the constellation of the capital - eleven international security or to come - qu'avaient joined the Toulousains spoon and Pujol, the front of Bordeaux, with great courage and willpower, annihilèrent companies of their counterparts in Paris where fans noticed a remarkable line of 21 years, Marcel Joint. Despite a brilliant line of attack, Parisians knew did not take their chances, while the Girondins took theirs. Among the forwards on both sides, the two men deserve mention. Carlos Deltour celebrated the final day of his 42nd birthday, making it the senior players french. This rower class was three times European champion. And Edouard Mirenowicz, little son of an immigrant from Poland arrived around 1830, was to be carried away by infectious meningitis at the age of 40 years. Another highlight this season: the creation of a second series championship. Encyclopaedia french rugby, P. Lafond & JP Bodis, Dehedin editions. Andre is on this photograph .... somewhere ..... !!
