Marc Giacardy Explained

Marc Giacardy
Birth Name:Marc Giacardy
Birth Date:15 February 1881
Birth Place:Bourdeaux, France
Death Place:near Verdun, Meuse, France
Height:174cm (69inches)
Weight:73kg (161lb)
Ru Position:flanker, halfback, fly-half
Amatteam1:Stade Bordelais Universitaire
Repyears1:1907
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Marc Giacardy (15 February 1881 in Bordeaux – 28 August 1917 à la Ferme-de-Mormont, near Verdun)[1] was a French rugby union player. He was 1 m 75 tall and weighed 73 kg. He played at the position of tighthead prop, fly-half, and more rarely hooker or second row, and played for Stade Bordelais.

During the 1911/12 season Giacardy refereed the final of the French Rugby Championship between, Stade Toulousain and Racing club de France.

He was a journalist by profession.

During the First World War he was stationed with the 6th Infantry Regiment, in which he was a captain. He was killed in action at the front in 1917, at la Ferme-de-Mormont, near Verdun.

Palmarès

Giacardy won just a single international cap in the 1907 encounter with England.

Captained France in the trials match against the Rest of France on 22 December 1907, ahead of the international matches in 1908.[2]

References

Notes and References

  1. http://www.espnscrum.com/france/rugby/player/1854.html Marc Giacardy player profile
  2. Web site: Le Matin : Derniers télégrammes de la nuit. 23 December 1907.