Henri Rancoule Explained

Henri Rancoule
Birth Date:	6 February 1933
Birth Place:	Bram, France
Death Place:	Lourdes, France
Position:	Wing
Youthyears1:	?–?
Youthclubs1:	Bram
Years1:	?–1959
Clubs1:	FC Lourdes
Years2:	1959–1961
Clubs2:	RC Toulonnais
Years3:	1961–?
Clubs3:	Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby
Years4:	?–?
Clubs4:	US Carcassonne
Repyears1:	1955–1962
Repteam1:	France
Repcaps1:	27
Reppoints1:	24

Henri Rancoule (6 February 1933 – 15 March 2021) was a French rugby union player.^{[1] [2]} He played the wing position for FC Lourdes, RC Toulonnais, Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby, and US Carcassonne,^[3] as well as the French national team.^[4]

Awards

Club

• Winner of the French Rugby Union Championship (1956, 1957, 1958)
• Runner-up of the French Rugby Union Championship (1955)
• Winner of the Challenge Yves du Manoir (1953, 1954, 1956)

National Team

• Winner of the Five Nations Championship (1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962)
• Bronze Medal at the Five Nations Championship (1958)

Notes and References

1. Web site: RANCOULE Henri. Fédération Française de Rugby. French. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230740/http://ffr-php4.as2.io/index.php/ffr/equipes_de_france/xv_de_france/tous_les_joueurs/rancoule_henri_19330206. 3 March 2016.
2. Web site: Carnet noir : Henri Rancoule, 5 fois vainqueur du Tournoi, est décédé. 16 March 2021. Le Figaro Sport. French.
3. Web site: Henri RANCOULE. Rugby Club Toulonnais. French.
4. Web site: Henri Rancoule. ESPN.