Marcel Baillette
| Date of birth | 12 October 1904 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Perpignan, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 April 1987 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Toulon, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 168 lb (76 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Marcel Baillette (12 October 1904 – 30 April 1987) was a French international rugby union player.
Born in Perpignan, Baillette was a three–quarter and started his career with US Perpignan, from there that he gained his maiden international call up in 1925. He was capped a total of 17 times for France over a seven year span. After a stint with US Quillan, Baillette moved to RC Toulon in 1930–31 as captain and led the club to a first ever Brennus Shield title his first season.[1] He was still playing for RC Toulon at the age of 40.[2]
Baillette was a trader by profession.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Toulon a rendu un bel hommage à ses huit légendes intronisées au Hall Of Fame". Rugbyrama (in French). 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Le palmarès des " vieux "". Le Monde (in French). 20 November 1945.
- ^ "Finales Rugby - Baillette Marcel". finalesrugby.fr.
External links
[edit]- Marcel Baillette at ESPNscrum
- Marcel Baillette at Fédération Française de Rugby