Henri Lacassagne


Henri André Lacassagne was a French rugby union player. He played at scrum half for Stade Bordelais. He was capped twice for.

Career

Henri Lacassagne's first test was on 1 January 1906, against.
France played its first official match in the old Parc des Princes, against New Zealand. In their tour of the British Isles, the "All Blacks" accepted a challenge for a match in Paris. After playing their second match in Swansea on 30 December, they took the ferry to Boulogne-sur-Mer, then the train to the Gare du Nord. Fatigued by their voyage, and after a three-month tour, in which they won 31 of 32 matches, they won easily by 38–8 against France in front of 3000 spectators.
Henri Lacassagne played his last test match on 5 January 1907, against the England national rugby union team.
He was on the champion team of France in 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907 and a finalist in 1908.

Club

Highlights

Date of FinalWinnerFinalistsScorePlace of the finalSpectators
27 March 1904Stade bordelais UCStade Français3-0La Faisanderie, Saint-Cloud2,000
16 April 1905Stade bordelais UCStade Français12-3Stade Sainte-Germaine, Le Bouscat6,000
8 April 1906Stade bordelais UCStade Français9-0Parc des Princes, Paris4,000
24 March 1907Stade bordelais UCStade Français14-3Stade Sainte-Germaine, Le Bouscat12,000
5 April 1908Stade FrançaisStade bordelais UC16-3Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes10,000

International

He played the first official match of the France national rugby union team in 1906, and a test match in 1907.