Marcel Communeau
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Marcel Communeau was a French
rugby union
player, who represented the France national rugby union team
. Communeau was the leading French player prior to World War I, representing his country a record 21 times and captaining the side on 13 occasions.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, who represented the France national rugby union team
France national rugby union team
The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
. Communeau was the leading French player prior to World War I, representing his country a record 21 times and captaining the side on 13 occasions.