Date of birth | 6 March 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Villeneuve-de-Marsan, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 February 2015 | (aged 90)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Biganos, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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, [1] scouted by the doctor Pierre Mourgues. [2] In 1953, he was capped two times for the France national team. [3]
Outside of the pitch, he was a fusilier marin during his military service for the French Navy. [5] His brother, Robert Carrère, still played rugby union, disputed the final of the French Rugby Union Championship in 1953 playing for Stade Montois.
Date of birth | 6 March 1924 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Villeneuve-de-Marsan, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 21 February 2015 | (aged 90)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Biganos, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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, [1] scouted by the doctor Pierre Mourgues. [2] In 1953, he was capped two times for the France national team. [3]
Outside of the pitch, he was a fusilier marin during his military service for the French Navy. [5] His brother, Robert Carrère, still played rugby union, disputed the final of the French Rugby Union Championship in 1953 playing for Stade Montois.