Claudel, who joined Lyon OU. During this period, Lyon OU enjoyed a "golden age", dominating the French Championship , winning titles in and , as well as the Challenge Yves du Manoir in Claudel was a key figure in the French national team, but the latter was going through a period of turmoil and was excluded from the Five Nations Tournament, making it impossible to organize many international matches and forcing R.
Claudel to have only two caps between and He played there for four seasons, but the club failed to win any titles and disbanded in , leading R. Claudel to play in the amateur category at Courbevoie for a year in At the same time, he participated three times in the European Nations Cup - in , and - with the French team.
Claudel vigorously denounced this policy and was forced to return to XV rugby, playing for Racing CF in Paris for two more years between and He then joined the Free French Forces. Incorporated into the 3rd Moroccan Spahis Regiment, he entered Alsace in the winter of It was there that Roger Claudel was killed, before being awarded the distinction of " mort pour la France ".
He spent his childhood in Alsace with his family, before returning to settle in his hometown. His qualities were quickly spotted by the Grenoble coaching staff, and during a match against Lyon OU , the Lyon players also recognized his talent.
In , Roger Claudel embarked on a military career. That same season, he played for the Lyon club, a rugby stronghold. He joined the 35th aviation regiment in Bron , near Lyon. Claudel to play for the latter club. After playing a few friendly matches for Lyon OU during the season, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Roger Claudel signed a permanent contract with the club in the summer of Lyon OU enjoyed a particularly brilliant season.
