André Carrère

André Carrère
Date of birth	6 March 1924
Place of birth	Villeneuve-de-Marsan, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Date of death	21 February 2015 (aged 90)
Place of death	Biganos, France
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Prop
Senior career
Years	Team
19??-1951	Stade Montois

André Carrère (Villeneuve-de-Marsan, 6 March 1924 - Biganos, 21 February 2015) was a French rugby union and league footballer. After making his rugby union debut for Stade Montois, he switched codes to rugby league in 1951, playing for Villeneuve-sur-Lot and was capped twice for France in 1953.

Biography

Born in Villeneuve-de-Marsan, where he discovered rugby union, Carrère joined the Stade Montois club, which was close to his hometown. In 1951, he switched to rugby league at Villeneuve-sur-Lot,^[1] scouted by the doctor Pierre Mourgues.^[2] In 1953, he was capped two times for the France national team.^[3]

Outside of the pitch, he was a fusilier marin during his military service for the French Navy.^[5] His brother, Robert Carrère, still played rugby union, disputed the final of the French Rugby Union Championship in 1953 playing for Stade Montois.

^ "Villeneuve-sur-Lot : l'ancien treiziste André Carrère est décédé". SudOuest.fr (in French). 25 February 2015. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
^ Laborderie, Renaud de (1968-01-01). Le rugby dans le sang (in French). (Calmann-Lévy) réédition numérique FeniXX. ISBN 978-2-7062-0248-3.
^ "Andre Carrere - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
^ Bonnery, Louis (1996). Le rugby à XIII, le plus français du monde. Cano et Franck. pp. 388–397.
^ Arrat, Bernard (3 December 2015). "André Carrère s'est éteint". SudOuest.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-27.