Guy Basquet

Guy Basquet was a French rugby union player, born 13 July 1921 in Layrac and died 1 February 2006 in Agen.

[1] 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.

He played at Agen alongside Albert Ferrasse, then followed him as head of the FFR, and of the club.

[1] His comments were collected into the book by Roger Driès: Un missionnaire du rugby au cœur de tous les défis, éd.