This is one of a series of posts to mark the international Rugby players who died during The Great War. If anyone has further information on the men concerned, I’d be most grateful if it could be added to the thread. Gareth Giacardy, Marc Pierre played for France Internationals: 1 : 1907 E- Marc Giacardy was born on 15 February 1881 in Bordeaux Played as a Forward for: ? Profession: Journalist War service: Capitaine, 6ème Regiment d’Infanterie He was killed in action on 20 August 1917 on the Meuse sector of the Western Front.
Marc Giacardy Date of Birth - 15th Feb 1881 Birthplace - Bordeaux Position - Flanker / Fly Half Height - 1.75 m (5' 9") Weight - 73 kg (11 st 7 lb) Honours - France (1 cap) According to this - Marc Giacardy was a French Final referee in 1913 !! http://www.rugby365.com/tournaments/top14/history/
Heres his referee sheet !! .... in 1912 he refereed Toulouse and here's a picture of that winning team .... do you know any of these guys Gareth ?? NAME GIACARDY SURNAME Marc DATE OF BIRTH 15/02/1881 PLACE OF BIRTH Bordeaux (Gironde) DATE OF DEATH 20/08/1917 PLACE OF DEATH Côte pepper (Meuse) SIZE 1m75 WEIGHT 73kg PROFESSION Journalist COMMENTS Former player Captain, 6th Infantry Regiment. Fell at the head of his company during the battles of the 1st war FIELD REFEREE 1912 1st DIVISION RELATED DOCUMENTS Toulouse - 1912
As one who used to blow the whistle, I'm pleased to learn that Marc Giacardy became a referee. Two of the Toulouse man played for France: Mayssonnie, Xavier Adrien Alfred (‘Gastofer’) Internationals: 3 : 1908 E- W- ; 1910 W- Alfred Maysonnie was born on 10 April or in February 1884 at Lavernosse. Played as a Scrum half for: Toulouse Profession: Artisan War service: Adjutant, 259ème Regiment d’Infanterie He was killed in action on 6 September 1914 on the Meuse Front. A clubmate, Pierre Mouniq, placed two strips of material, one black and one red – the colours of Toulouse – on his grave marker. and Struxiano, Phillipe (‘Struc’) France Internationals: 7 : 1913 W- (1c) I- ; 1920 S- E- W- (1c) I+ US + (1c) Phillipe Struxiano was born 11 March 1891 in Toulouse Played as a Fly-half for: Toulouse, Tarbes Profession: Agricultural chemical producer Remarks: He captained the French Army team that played New Zealand Army, the winner of the 1919 King’s Cup tournament, at Twickenham, losing 6-10. War service: Soldat He died in 1956 in Toulouse
Heres another spelling ...... Alfred MAYSON International number: 32 Date of birth: 10/02/1884 Date of first selection against England 01/01/1908 Was Captain: No Selection Number: 3 Club: Stade Toulousain Position: Half melee Height: 1m66 Weight: 70kg Comments: Nickname: 'Gastofer' also played a half opening Other clubs: SOEVS Toulousain, VS Toulousain, SA Toulousain Adjutant of Infantry Regiment Fell to the enemy on 06-09-1914 in the Meuse
Phillipe Struxiano March 22nd 1921 Philippe Struxiano, France's captain, informed the national selectors that he would not play for them again after he was not allowed to travel with the squad to meet Scotland after being left out through injury. He had been picked to play against England before his decision was made public. He did not change his mind despite many requests to do so, but continued to play and coach at club level. Without the 1st World War, there is no doubt that his name was even broader. After Toulouse, he ended his career as player-coach to Avignon. He was the Chairman of the Technical Commission of the stage in 40 years. A stage area in Toulouse Lespinet still bears its name. I'm not saying a word about this ....... ... interesting though if you believe in the stars !! STRUXIANO, Philippe DoB: 11/3/1891 Time: 04:00 (+0:05 LMT) GMT Time: 03:55 Location: 1E24 43N33 Toulouse -31- (F) Category: Sports champion Source: The Gauquelin's data collection: Gauquelin Birth and Planetary Data' -Series A- 1970 PLANET POSITIONS Asc - 25 Cap 11 Venus - 5 Aqu 15 Neptune - 4 Gem 11 MC - 21 Sco 06 Mars - 1 Tau 58 Pluto - 5 Gem 59 Sun - 20 Pis 18 Jupiter - 0 Pis 44 Node - 8 Gem 47 R Moon - 29 Pis 52 Saturn - 13 Vir 16 R Chiron - 28 Can 24 R Mercury - 8 Pis 49 Uranus - 0 Sco 53 R Juno - 5 Aqu 24
Philippe STRUXIANO International number: 97 Date of birth: 11/03/1891 Date of First Selection: 27/02/1913 against Wales Was Captain: Yes Selection Number: 7 Number of processing (s) (total): 3 Club: Stade Toulousain Position: Half melee Height: 1m68 Weight: 73kg Comments: Nickname: 'Struc' Club: Avignon Cycling Infantry Regiment during WW1 Injured in 1915 After the 1st Aviation Group to Avord Replacement of the French team Football Died 21-04-1956
