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.

Paul Edouard Dupré
Date of birth(1888-06-29)29 June 1888
Place of birthGagny, France
Date of death31 May 1916(1916-05-31) (aged 27)
Place of deathnear Dornitz, German Empire
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (11 st 11 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Racing Club de France ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1909 France 1 (0)
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Military career
Allegiance France
RankPrivate
Unit4ème Zouaves
MemorialsMonument 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.

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
OppositionScoreResultDateVenue Ref(s)
 Wales5–47Lost23 February 1909Colombes[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
  1. McCrery states 31 March, but original documents show 31 May.

References
  1. http://www.ffr.fr/Equipes-de-France/Rugby-a-XV/XV-France/Tous-les-joueurs/DUPRE-Paul
  2. McCrery 2014, p. 91.
  3. "France v Wales". The Cambrian. 26 February 1909. hdl:10107/3418090.
  4. http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/match?gameId=19122&league=17078
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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