André Carrère (

Villeneuve-de-Marsan Villeneuve-de-Marsan (; oc, Vilanava de Marsan) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Landes department The following is a list of the 327 communes of the ...

, 6 March 1924 -

Biganos Biganos (; oc, Viganòs) is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. This commune has two harbours. Population See also *Communes of the Gironde department *Parc naturel régional des Landes de Gasco ...

, 21 February 2015) was a French rugby union and league footballer. After making his rugby union debut for

Stade Montois Stade Montois is a French rugby union team that currently is playing in Pro D2, the second level of the country's professional league system. They were founded in 1908 and play in yellow and black. They are based in Mont-de-Marsan, the capita ...

, he switched codes to rugby league in 1951, playing for Villeneuve-sur-Lot and was capped twice for France in 1953.

Biography

Born in

, where he discovered rugby union, Carrère joined the

club, which was close to his hometown. In 1951, he switched to rugby league at Villeneuve-sur-Lot, scouted by the doctor Pierre Mourgues. In 1953, he was capped two times for the France national team.

Honours

Rugby union

*Runner up at the

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1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...

(

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Rugby league

*Runner up at the Lord Derby Cup: 1953 ( Villeneuve XIII RLLG) *Runner up at the

Rugby League World Cup The Rugby League World Cup is an international rugby league tournament contested by the top national men's representative teams. The tournament is administered by the International Rugby League and was first held in France in 1954, which was ...

1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...

( France)

Personal life

Outside of the pitch, he was a fusilier marin during his military service for the French Navy. His brother, Robert Carrère, still played rugby union, disputed the final of the

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...

playing for

References

External links

André Carrère profile
at rugbyleagueproject.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Carrere, Andre 1924 births 2015 deaths France national rugby league team players French rugby league players French rugby union players Rugby league props Rugby league players from Nouvelle-Aquitaine Sportspeople from Landes (department) Rugby union players from Landes (department) Stade Montois Rugby players Villeneuve Leopards players