First rugby international to die in WWI

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This is incorrect. Bath's rugby miscellany (published 2007) probably relied on Sewell's roll of honour (1919), which excluded French players. Alfred Mayssonnié, a Frenchman, was the first to die, on 6 September 1914.[1]

  1. ^ Richards, Huw (9 September 2014). "The ultimate sacrifice: Alfred Mayssonnie". Rewind to... 1914. ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 10 September 2014.