Henri André Lacassagne (27 December 1883 – 11 November 1916) was a French rugby union player. He played at scrum half for Stade Bordelais. He was capped twice for .
Career Henri Lacassagne's first test was on 1 January 1906, against .
France played its first official match in the old Parc des Princes, against New Zealand. In their tour of the British Isles, the "All Blacks" accepted a challenge for a match in Paris. After playing their second match in Swansea on 30 December, they took the ferry to Boulogne-sur-Mer, then the train to the Gare du Nord. Fatigued by their voyage, and after a three-month tour, in which they won 31 of 32 matches, they won easily by 38–8 against France in front of 3000 spectators..Collectif Midi olympique (2005), pg 11. Compte rendu France Nouvelle-Zélande de 1906 sur ffr.fr . retrieved 31 July 2009..
Henri Lacassagne played his last test match on 5 January 1907, against the England national rugby union team.
He was on the champion team of France in 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907 and a finalist in 1908.
Club SBUC
Highlights Championnat de France
Date of Final Winner Finalists Score Place of the final Spectators27 March 1904Stade bordelais UCStade Français3-0La Faisanderie, Saint-Cloud2,00016 April 1905Stade bordelais UCStade Français12-3Stade Sainte-Germaine, Le Bouscat6,0008 April 1906Stade bordelais UCStade Français9-0Parc des Princes, Paris4,00024 March 1907Stade bordelais UCStade Français14-3Stade Sainte-Germaine, Le Bouscat12,0005 April 1908Stade FrançaisStade bordelais UC16-3Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes10,000
International He played the first official match of the France national rugby union team in 1906, and a test match in 1907.
Notes and references
Further reading Collectif Midi olympique, Cent ans de XV de France , Midi olympique, 2005, Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, )
External links ffr.fr finalesrugby.com