Guy Basquet was a Frenchrugby union player, born 13 July 1921 inLayrac and died 1 February 2006 inAgen. He was known for scoring a try in his country's first wins on Welsh and English soil in 1948 and 1951, two against Australia in the first French win over a Dominions team in 1948 and another on their first triumph at Murrayfield over Scotland in 1952.^[1]

He was 1 m 81 and weighed 102 kg, he played third line centre and left flank forAgen.

He started out as a basketball player, but rapidly succeeded in the Juniors ofRacing Metro, and moved toAgen 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final of 1947, he was temporarily sent off during the second half of the first period, a rule which was not rescinded for a further two decades.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 alongsideAlbert Ferrasse, then followed him as head of theFFR, and of the club. He became, in effect, vice-president of the Fédération from 1968 to 1991, the date thatBernard Lapasset became head of the FFR, and ultimately head of the selection committee from 1980, succeedingÉlie Pebeyre.

He was also president of theFrench Barbarians, and ofAgen from 1985 until the arrival ofDaniel Dubroca.^[1] His comments were collected into the book by Roger Driès:Un missionnaire du rugby au cœur de tous les défis, éd. CMCP in 2001.

• French Champions :1945,1947
  • Finalist:1943
• Winner of theCoupe de France : 1943, 1945

• 33 caps for France A from 1945 to 1952 (including 24 as captain from 1948 à 1952), therefore part of the 1st team to win in Swansea in 1948, and at Twinckenham in 1951
• 1st tournament inArgentina in 1949
  (and director of the tour ofNew Zealand in 1961)

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