Rugby player
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| Date of birth | (1889-12-09)9 December 1889 | ||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bayonne, France | ||||||||||||
| Date of death | 20 September 1914(1914-09-20) (aged 24) | ||||||||||||
| Place of death | Craonne, France | ||||||||||||
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Emmanuel François Iguiniz (9 December 1889 – 20 September 1914) was a rugby union player, who represented France in one match. He was killed in action in the First World War.
His only appearance for France was on 13 April 1914 against England at Colombes, Paris, France. The English, led by Ronnie Palmer won the game 13–39, Palmer contributing four tries. It was the last international game of rugby played in Europe before the start of the First World War.
References
- McCrery 2014, p. 96.
- Emmanuel Iguiniz at ESPNscrum
- "France v England".
- Sewell 1919, pp. 142–143.
Bibliography
- McCrery, Nigel (2014). Into Touch: Rugby Internationals Killed in the Great War. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1473833210.
- Sewell, Edward Humphrey Dalrymple (1919). The Rugby Football Internationals Roll of Honour. London, Edinburgh: T. C. & E. C. Jack.
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