Marcel Legrain
Marcel Legrain was a French rugby union player, who died in World War I. He was 1 m 80 tall and weighed 80 kg, and played at second row and then, having played second line, and then third line in the national selection, and at the Stade Français.
Highlights
- 12 caps for France from 1909-1914.
- Played in four editions of the Five Nations Championship, in 1910, 1911, 1913, and 1914. Thus, he played in the very first Five Nations Championship; he played in the first French win against a British team in the tournament, against Scotland on 2 January 1911.
- He was part of the French team's first victory against a British team when they beat Scotland on 2 January 1911, alongside his captain Marcel Communeau, who also played third line at the time.
- He also played in the first match against the South African Springboks in Bordeaux on 11 January 1913.