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 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight	75 kg (11 st 11 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) National team(s) Years Team Apps (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

• List of international rugby union players killed in action during the First World War

Notes

References

External links

• Paul Dupré at ESPNscrum