René Boudreaux

René Emile Henri Boudreaux (27 November 1880–8 September 1915) was a French rugby union player.

Boudreaux was born in Paris and played as a prop forward for Sporting Club Universitaire de France. He was twice capped for the French national team in the 1910 Five Nations Championship. He made his first appearance at Swansea against Wales on New Years Day and his second and last against Scotland at Innerleith on 22 January.

During the First World War Boudreaux was recalled to serve in the French Army. He was killed in action near Auberive while serving as a lieutenant with the 103rd Infantry Regiment of the 7th Infantry Division.

References

• Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)

See also

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