Rugby player
| Date of birth | (1924-03-06)6 March 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Villeneuve-de-Marsan, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 February 2015(2015-02-21) (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Biganos, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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André Carrère (Villeneuve-de-Marsan, 6 March 1924 - Biganos, 21 February 2015) was a French rugby union and league footballer. After making his rugby union debut for Stade Montois, he switched codes to rugby league in 1951, playing for Villeneuve-sur-Lot and was capped twice for France in 1953.
Biography
Born in Villeneuve-de-Marsan, where he discovered rugby union, Carrère joined the Stade Montois club, which was close to his hometown. In 1951, he switched to rugby league at Villeneuve-sur-Lot, scouted by the doctor Pierre Mourgues. In 1953, he was capped two times for the France national team.
Honours
Rugby union
- Runner up at the French Rugby Union Championship: 1949 (Stade Montois)
Rugby league
- Runner up at the Lord Derby Cup: 1953 (Villeneuve XIII RLLG)
- Runner up at the Rugby League World Cup: 1954 ( France)
Personal life
Outside of the pitch, he was a fusilier marin during his military service for the French Navy. His brother, Robert Carrère, still played rugby union, disputed the final of the French Rugby Union Championship in 1953 playing for Stade Montois.
References
- "Villeneuve-sur-Lot : l'ancien treiziste André Carrère est décédé". SudOuest.fr (in French). 25 February 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- Laborderie, Renaud de (1 January 1968). Le rugby dans le sang (in French). (Calmann-Lévy) réédition numérique FeniXX. ISBN 978-2-7062-0248-3.
- "Andre Carrere - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- Bonnery, Louis (1996). Le rugby à XIII, le plus français du monde. Cano et Franck. pp. 388–397.
- Arrat, Bernard (3 December 2015). "André Carrère s'est éteint". SudOuest.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
External links
- André Carrère profile at rugbyleagueproject.com
| France squad – 1954 Rugby League World Cup | |
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- 1924 births
- 2015 deaths
- France national rugby league team players
- French rugby league players
- French rugby union players
- 20th-century French sportsmen
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league players from Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Sportspeople from Landes (department)
- Rugby union players from Landes (department)
- Stade Montois Rugby players
- Villeneuve Leopards players