Louis Junquas

Louis Junquas (11 September 1920 – 23 May 2002) was a French international rugby union player.

Louis Junquas

Born	(1920-09-11)11 September 1920 Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse, France
Died	23 May 2002(2002-05-23) (aged 81) Mont-de-Marsan, France
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	184 lb (83 kg)
Rugby union career
Position Centre International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1945–48 France 13 (0)

A shoemaker from Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse, Junquas was active in the 1940s and 1950s, playing for Tyrosse RCS, Aviron Bayonnais and Lyon Olympique.^[1] He was capped 13 times for France during the immediate post–war years, debuting against the British Army in the 1945–46 Victory Internationals. His international career included a period as team captain, for the 1947 Five Nations, when France returned to the competition after a 16–year absence.^[2]

Junquas later served on the FFR selection committee.^[3]

See also

• List of France national rugby union players