Paul Dupré

Paul Edouard Dupré
Date of birth (1888-06-29)29 June 1888
Place of birth Gagny, France
Date of death 31 May 1916(1916-05-31) (aged 27)
Place of death Altengrabow, Germany
Height 1.75 metres (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight 75 kilograms (11 st 11 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Forward
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
Racing Club de France
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1909  France 1 0

Military career

Allegiance  France
Rank Private
Unit 4ème Zouaves
Memorials Monument au Morts 1914–1918, Gagny

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.

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.

Early life

Paul Dupré was born on 29 June 1888 in Gagny, France.[2]

Rugby career

French rugby team for France v Wales, 23 February 1909, Colombes, France

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]

International appearances

Opposition Score Result Date Venue Ref(s)
 Wales 5–47 Lost 23 February 1909 Colombes[4][5]

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]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ McCrery states 31 March, but original documents show 31 May.

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.ffr.fr/Equipes-de-France/Rugby-a-XV/XV-France/Tous-les-joueurs/DUPRE-Paul
  2. 1 2 3 McCrery 2014, p. 91.
  3. ↑ "France v Wales". The Cambrian. 26 February 1909. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/match?gameId=19122&league=17078
  5. ↑ https://supporters.wru.co.uk/eng/matchcentre/match_centre.php?section=lineups&fixid=28665



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