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. 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final of 1947, he was temporarily sent off during the second half of the first period, a rule which was not rescinded for a further two decades.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 alongside
Albert Ferrasse, then followed him as head of the
FFR, and of the club. He became, in effect, vice-president of the Fédération from 1968 to 1991, the date that
Bernard Lapasset became head of the FFR, and ultimately head of the selection committee from 1980, succeeding
Élie Pebeyre. He was also president of the
French Barbarians, and of
Agen from 1985 until the arrival of
Daniel Dubroca. His comments were collected into the book by Roger Driès:
Un missionnaire du rugby au cœur de tous les défis, éd. CMCP in 2001. == Honours ==