[5] In the preview of the 1903 final, the journalists of the French newspaper L'Auto (the future L'Équipe) described him as having "made a lot of progress over the past two months and uses his fists little".
[8] In the 1904 final, he and his brother Charles helped his side to a 4–2 win over United Sports Club [fr]; during the match, he saved a shot "by moving a little away from his nets", but the local press still described him as having been "weak on goal, but the backs were excellent".
[9][10] In the 1905 final, Racing lost 1–0 to Gallia Club, with Renaux conceding the only goal of the match in the 118th minute after having parried the ball three times in a row.
[5] This was a clear contrast to the reports of the French championship finals, where he was constantly praised, such as "gifted with great skill", "frequently applauded", "let nothing go", "worked wonders".
[5] Renaux never again played for France, so he retired with a ratio of 12 goals conceded per match, thus breaking the previous record of 11 set by Samuel McAlpine of Ireland in 1901.