Guy Stener
| Date of birth | 11 February 1931 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Vichy, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 December 1967 (aged 36) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Vichy, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Guy Stener (11 February 1931 – 12 December 1967) was a French international rugby union player.
Born in Vichy, Stener attended Cusset secondary school and was a football goalkeeper in his youth. He took up rugby on the urging of his friend Guy Ligier, who became a famous racing driver.[1]
Stener, a three–quarter, played rugby for the Paris Université Club while studying for a physiotherapy degree and was also involved with his local club RC Vichy. He was capped five times for France, with three appearances in the 1956 Five Nations, then a further two on their 1958 tour of South Africa. Towards the end of his career, Stener had a stint in England with Harlequins during a hospital placement.[2]
In 1967, Stener died of a long illness aged 36.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Finales Rugby - Stener Guy". finalesrugby.fr.
- ^ Alderman, Elgan (22 January 2025). "Why French rugby players no longer want to play in England". The Times.
- ^ "Three French Rugby Stars Die". The Standard. 25 January 1968.
External links
- Guy Stener at ESPNscrum
- Guy Stener at Fédération Française de Rugby