Christian Béguerie
| Date of birth | 26 July 1955 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Layrac, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 January 2024 (aged 68) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Christian Béguerie (26 July 1955 – 5 January 2024) was a French international rugby union player.
Béguerie hailed from Layrac in Lot-et-Garonne and came through the juniors of SU Agen.[1]
A back rower, Béguerie was primarily a wing–forward and toured New Zealand with France in 1982. He debuted for France in a tour match against Waikato and played the opening Test match against the All Blacks in Christchurch.[2]
Béguerie, who missed SU Agen's 1976 Brennus Shield win with appendicitis, was a member of the side which defeated Bayonne to claim the title in 1982. He suffered a knee ligament injury during the final.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Ancien joueur international d'Agen, Christian Béguerie est décédé". Rugbyrama (in French). 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Test for French forwards". The Press. 23 June 1979.
- ^ "Christian Béguerie, 3e ligne emblématique du SUA a mené son dernier combat". La Dépêche (in French). 6 January 2024.
External links
- Christian Béguerie at ESPNscrum