Guy Basquet was a French
rugby union player, born 13 July 1921 in
Layrac
Layrac (; oc, label=Languedocien, Lairac) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department
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and died 1 February 2006 in
Agen. He was 1 m 81 and weighed 102 kg, he played third line centre and left flank for
Agen.
He started out as a basketball player, but rapidly succeeded in the Juniors of
Racing Metro, and moved to
Agen during the Second World War, (around 1940), the town where he would stay for the rest of his career, until 1953.
During the championship final of 1947, he was temporarily sent off during the second half of the first period, a rule which was not rescinded for a further two decades.
He played at Agen alongside
Albert Ferrasse, then followed him as head of the
FFR, and of the club.
He became, in effect, vice-president of the Fédération from 1968 to 1991, the date that
Bernard Lapasset became head of the FFR, and ultimately head of the selection committee from 1980, succeeding
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.
He was also president of the
French Barbarians, and of
Agen from 1985 until the arrival of
Daniel Dubroca
Daniel Dubroca (born 25 April 1954) is a former French national rugby union player and coach. He played as a prop and as a hooker.
Biography
Dubroca was born at Aiguillon.
He played all his career at SU Agen, starting at 1969/70. He was promote ...
.
His comments were collected into the book by Roger Driès: ''Un missionnaire du rugby au cœur de tous les défis'', éd. CMCP in 2001.
He is the grandfather of the
Racing Metro scrum-half
Jérôme Fillol
Jérôme Fillol (born 10 February 1978, in Agen) is a French rugby player, who currently plays for Top 14 club Stade Français after signing from Racing Métro in 2011. His most famous involvement in rugby to date was on 6 April when he was accus ...
.
Honours
Club
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French Champions :
1945
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
Januar ...
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1947
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Events
January
* January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...
** Finalist:
1943
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured.
* January 4 – ...
* Winner of the
Coupe de France : 1943, 1945
International
* 33 caps for France A from 1945 to 1952 (including 24 as captain from 1948 Ã 1952), therefore part of the 1st team to win in Swansea in 1948, and at Twinckenham in 1951
* 1st tournament in
Argentina in 1949
(and director of the tour of
New Zealand in 1961)
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French rugby union players
1921 births
2006 deaths
France international rugby union players
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