Rugby-Pioneers: Frantz Reichel, 1893

20/02/2006

Another newspaper print from that 1893 French rugby tour in England, portraying Frantz Reichel of Racing Club de France, proud captain of that team !

Doesn't he look formidable ?

Reichel was a journalist and a true sportsman, from tracks & fields to rugby, from boxing to aviation, from fencing to gymnastic...

He also took managerial responsibilities in the Olympic organisation and in the organisation of sports in France.

I will give more informations in a next post...

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Frantz Reichel, 1903 Another rugby print of Frantz Reichel from "La Vie Au Grand Air", 1903. I have done some homework to give you a more detailed bio of this eclectic sportsman. Reichel (1871-1932) is first known as a rugger, captain of the...