René Crabos (7 February 1899 – 17 June 1964) was a French rugby union player and administrator who represented the France national team 17 times between 1920 and 1924, and went on to be president of the Fédération Française de Rugby between 1952 and 1962, as well as president of the Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur (FIRA) (Now known as Rugby Europe) from 1954 to 1962.[1] Crabos represented France at rugby in the 1920 Summer Olympics, the team won the silver medal.[2]
 René Crabos on 1 January 1922 at the Stade Colombes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | René Crabos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 February 1899 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saint-Sever, Landes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 June 1964 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Saint-Sever, Landes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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The Under 18s French rugby union championship is named in his honour.
He was born in Saint-Sever and died in Saint-Sever.
References
edit- ^ "Rugby Europe Chairmen and General Secretaries". Sport-record.de. 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "René Crabos". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
External links
edit- René Crabos at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 8 February 2007)
- René Crabos at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- René Crabos at Olympics.com
- René Crabos at ESPNscrum
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