François Borde (8 December 1899 – 15 December 1987) was a French

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player who competed in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. He was born in

Lourdes Lourdes (, also , ; oc, Lorda ) is a market town situated in the Pyrenees. It is part of the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region in southwestern France. Prior to the mid-19th century, the town was best known for the Château ...

and died in

Bayonne Bayonne (; eu, Baiona ; oc, label= Gascon, Baiona ; es, Bayona) is a city in Southwestern France near the Spanish border. It is a commune and one of two subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine re ...

. In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the French team.

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1899 births 1987 deaths People from Lourdes French rugby union players Olympic rugby union players for France Rugby union players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France France international rugby union players Stade Toulousain coaches Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Hautes-Pyrénées Rugby union players from Occitania (administrative region) {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub