André Camel
| Date of birth | 9 January 1905 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Toulouse, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 March 1980 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Toulouse, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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André Camel (9 January 1905 – 1 March 1980) was a French international rugby union player.
A native of Toulouse, Camel was a lock forward with both Stade Toulousain and SC Angoulême. He gained 16 caps for France from 1928 to 1935. Most notably, Camel was a member of the first French side to defeat Wales, but his role in the 1928 match was limited as he broke his collarbone in the early stages.[1] His brother Marcel was also capped for France.[2]
Camel died while watching France's 1980 Five Nations match against Ireland on television.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "France break their Welsh duck". ESPN.com. 1 January 2000.
- ^ "Finales Rugby - Camel André". finalesrugby.fr.
- ^ "The clash of the two Stades". ESPN.com. 9 April 2010.
External links
- André Camel at ESPNscrum (archive)
- André Camel at Fédération Française de Rugby