René Crabos (7 February 1899 – 17 June 1964) was a French rugby union player and administrator who represented the France national team 17 times between 1920 and 1924, and went on to be president of the Fédération Française de Rugby between 1952 and 1962, as well as president of the Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur (FIRA) (Now known as Rugby Europe) from 1954 to 1962.[1] Cabos represented France at rugby in the 1920 Summer Olympics, the team won the silver medal.[2]

René Crabos

René Crabos on 1 January 1922 at the Stade Colombes
Birth name	René Crabos
Date of birth	7 February 1899 (1899-02-07)
Place of birth	Saint-Sever, Landes
Date of death	17 June 1964 (1964-06-18) (aged 65)
Place of death	Saint-Sever, Landes
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg)
Rugby union career
Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) ???? US Saint-Sever () ???? US Dax () ???? Stadoceste Tarbais () ???? Racing club de France () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1920 – 1924 France 17 (19)
Medal record Men's rugby union Representing  France Olympic Games 1920 Antwerp Team

The Under 18s French rugby union championship is named in his honour.

He was born in Saint-Sever and died in Saint-Sever.

References

External links

• René Crabos at databaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 8 February 2007)
• René Crabos at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• René Crabos at the International Olympic Committee
• René Crabos at ESPNscrum

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