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Paul Dupré

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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 ()
International career
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

Paul Dupré (29 June 1888 – 31 May 1916)[a] 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

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

Rugby career

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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

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

Military service

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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

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "DUPRE Paul - FFR". Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b c McCrery, Nigel (2014). Into Touch: Rugby Internationals Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. p. 91. ISBN 978-1473833210.
  3. ^ "France v Wales". The Cambrian. 26 February 1909. hdl:10107/3418090.
  4. ^ "France vs Wales - Summary - Wales tour in France 1909 1909 - 23 Feb, 1909 - ESPN".
  5. ^ "Match Centre : Match Centre | Welsh Rugby Union | Official Website". Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
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