Marc Giacardy
| Full name | Marc Giacardy | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 February 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Bourdeaux, France | ||
| Date of death | 20 August 1917 (aged 36) | ||
| Place of death | Meuse, France | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (11 st 7 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | flanker, halfback, fly-half | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| Stade Bordelais Universitaire | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1907 |  France |
1 | (0) |
Marc Giacardy (15 February 1881 in Bordeaux - 28 August 1917 à la Ferme-de-Mormont, near Verdun)[1] was a French rugby union player. He was 1 m 75 tall and weighed 73 kg. He played at the position of tighthead prop, fly-half, and more rarely hooker or second row, and played for Stade Bordelais.
During the 1911/12 season Giacardy refereed the final of the French Rugby Championship between, Stade Toulousain and Racing club de France.
He was a journalist by profession.
During the First World War he was stationed with the 6th Infantry Regiment, in which he was a captain. He was killed in action at the front in 1917, at la Ferme-de-Mormont, near Verdun.
Palmarès
Giacardy won just a single international cap in the 1907 encounter with England.
- Champion de France 6 times, in 1899, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, and 1909 (Captain in the final this year).
- Vice-champion de France in 1900 (without playing the final), 1901, 1902, and 1908 (Captain in the final this year).
References
- Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
- ↑ Marc Giacardy player profile Scrum.com
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