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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