Francis Haget (born Sauveterre-de-Béarn, 1 October 1949) is a French former international

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player. He played as a lock. He played for

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and

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. He had 40 caps for

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during his career, between 1974 and 1987, scoring 1 try and 4 points on aggregate. He had his first cap at the 20-15 win over

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, in

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, on 20 June 1974, aged 24 years old, in a tour. He played in 8 editions of the

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, in 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987. He won twice, in 1986, ex-aequo with

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, and in 1987, with a

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. He played twice at the 1987 Rugby World Cup, when he had his last cap in the 31-16 win over Fiji, in

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, on 7 June 1987, aged 37 years old.

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1949 births Living people French rugby union players Rugby union locks France international rugby union players People from Béarn Sportspeople from Pyrénées-Atlantiques Rugby union players from Nouvelle-Aquitaine SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne players Biarritz Olympique players 20th-century French people 1987 Rugby World Cup players {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub