▁la ▁F erme - de - M orm ont , ▁near ▁Verd un ) ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁rugby ▁union ▁player . ▁He ▁was ▁ 1 ▁m ▁ 7 5 ▁tall ▁and ▁we ighed ▁ 7 3   kg . ▁He ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁tight head ▁prop , ▁fly - half , ▁and ▁more ▁rarely ▁hook er ▁or ▁second ▁row , ▁and ▁played ▁for ▁St ade ▁B ord el ais . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 1 / 1 2 ▁season ▁Gia card y ▁ref ere ed ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Rugby ▁Championship ▁between , ▁St ade ▁Toul ous ain ▁and ▁Racing ▁club ▁de ▁France . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁journalist ▁by ▁profession . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁he ▁was ▁station ed ▁with ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁captain . ▁He ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁action ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁at ▁la ▁F erme - de - M orm ont , ▁near ▁Verd un . ▁ ▁Palmarès ▁ ▁Gia card y ▁won ▁just ▁a ▁single ▁international ▁cap ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁encounter ▁with ▁England . ▁▁▁ ▁Champion ▁de ▁France ▁ 6 ▁times , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁( Capt ain ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁this ▁year ). ▁ ▁Vice -