Gaston Lane
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Gaston Lane was a French rugby union
player. He was 1 m 68 cm tall and weighed 68 kg.
He played right wing three quarter (later centre) for Racing club de France and for the French national team
; at first he also played for AS Bois-Colombes then for the Paris Cosmopolitan Club.
He played in the first French international and was capped ten times, along with Marcel Communeau
.
He was a tradesman. He was killed on the front in Moselle at the start of the First World War.
He was an excellent club rugby player, and also occasionally contributed articles to Sporting.
.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. He was 1 m 68 cm tall and weighed 68 kg.
He played right wing three quarter (later centre) for Racing club de France and for the French national team
France national rugby union team
The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
; at first he also played for AS Bois-Colombes then for the Paris Cosmopolitan Club.
He played in the first French international and was capped ten times, along with Marcel Communeau
Marcel Communeau
Marcel Communeau was a French rugby union player, who represented the France national rugby union team. Communeau was the leading French player prior to World War I, representing his country a record 21 times and captaining the side on 13 occasions.-References:...
.
He was a tradesman. He was killed on the front in Moselle at the start of the First World War.
He was an excellent club rugby player, and also occasionally contributed articles to Sporting.
Club
- Racing club de France
- Cosmopolitan ClubCosmopolitan ClubThe Cosmopolitan Club is one of the three 18-hole golf courses in Chennai, India. It was established in the late 19th century....
, Paris - AS Bois-Colombes (initially)
International
Gaston Lane was first selected for the French national team for the 1 January 1906 match against the All-Blacks, the first French Test matchTest match (rugby union)
Test match in rugby union is a match recognised as being a full international match by at least one of the participating teams' governing bodies. It is an unofficial but widely used term in the sport....
.
Club
- Second place in French national rugby championship, 1912 with Racing club de France, and captain, alongside Géo André and Pierre FailliotPierre FailliotPierre Failliot was a French athlete who mainly competed in the men's 400 metres during his career....
, who also played three quarters.
International
- 16 caps.
- 1 try (3 points).
- Caps by year: 2 in 1906, 1 in 1907, 2 in 1908, 3 in 1909, 2 in 1910, 2 in 1911, 3 in 1912, 1 in 1913.
- Participated in the first official France match against the All BlacksAll BlacksThe New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
in their first European tour. - Captain five times (in 1906, 1910, 1912 & 1913), and captain of the French first XV in the first Five Nations ChampionshipSix Nations ChampionshipThe Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
, against WalesWales national rugby union teamThe Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
at SwanseaSwanseaSwansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
in 1910 (the second was Marcel CommuneauMarcel CommuneauMarcel Communeau was a French rugby union player, who represented the France national rugby union team. Communeau was the leading French player prior to World War I, representing his country a record 21 times and captaining the side on 13 occasions.-References:...
in the next match). - He was in 4 seasons of the Five Nations Championship in the pre-war period.
- First victory against a Home NationsHome NationsHome Nations is a collective term with one of two meanings depending on the context. Politically, it means the nations of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom...
team, ScotlandScotland national rugby union teamThe Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
, in the second French Five Nations Championship, in 1911.