Varian Pasquet

{{short description|French rugby union player (born 1999)}}

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Varian Pasquet (born 29 July 1999) is a French rugby union player. He played for the France national rugby sevens team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

==Career==

In December 2020, he made his professional debut for Stade Français when he came on as a substitute for Julien Delbouis in the European Challenge Cup against Benetton Treviso.{{cite web|title= Paris 20-44 Treviso - J1 European Challenge|date= December 11, 2020|url=https://www.allrugby.com/saison-2020-2021/matchs/paris-benetton-14019.html |accessdate=26 July 2024|website= allrugby.com }} The following year, he joined the French rugby sevens development team.{{cite web|url= https://www.rugbyrama.fr/2024/07/23/jo-paris-2024-antoine-dupont-aaron-grandidier-jordan-sepho-decouvrez-leffectif-complet-des-hommes-de-lequipe-de-france-a-7-pour-les-jeux-12098303.php|accessdate=26 July 2024|title=Paris 2024 Olympic Games – Antoine Dupont, Aaron Grandidier, Jordan Sepho… Discover the full squad of men in the French 7s team for the Games|website=rugbyrama.fr|date=July 23, 2024}}

In 2022, he signed a contract with the French Rugby Federation to play on a full-time basis for the France national rugby sevens team.{{cite web|title=France 7 unveils its list of players to prepare for the Paris Olympics, with Delibes but without Villière|website=Le Figaro|date=October 14, 2022|url= https://www.lefigaro.fr/sports/rugby/france-7-devoile-sa-liste-de-joueurs-pour-preparer-les-jo-de-paris-avec-delibes-mais-sans-villiere-20221014

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He played as France 7s won the 2024 USA Sevens in Los Angeles, beating Great Britain in the final for their first international tournament win for 19 years. He also played as France won the 2024 Spain Sevens in Madrid.{{cite web|url= https://www.world.rugby/news/932668/hsbc-svns-2024-madrid-mens-day-three-recap?lang=en|website=World.Rugby|accessdate=17 July 2024|title= HSBC SVNS 2024: France deny Argentina to become men's HSBC SVNS Champions|date=2 June 2024}}{{cite web|title= Rugby 7s: Antoine Dupont and the Blues win the Madrid tournament, less than two months before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games |website=Le Figaro|date=June 2, 2024|accessdate=26 July 2024|url= https://www.lefigaro.fr/sports/rugby/rugby-a-7-antoine-dupont-et-les-bleus-remportent-le-tournoi-de-madrid-a-moins-de-deux-mois-des-jo-de-paris-2024-20240602

}}{{cite web|url= https://www.rugbyrama.fr/2024/03/04/la-sevens-le-vestiaire-est-euphorique-cest-le-scenario-parfait-les-bleus-du-7-savourent-leur-sacre-a-los-angeles-11803163.php|website=rugbyrama.fr|accessdate=25 July 2024|title= LA Sevens - "Le vestiaire est euphorique", "c'est le scénario parfait"... : les Bleus du 7 savourent leur sacre à Los Angeles|date=March 4, 2024 }}

In July 2024, he was confirmed in the French team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.{{cite web|url= https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Sports/wireStory/duponts-olympic-selection-confirmed-french-rugby-federation-announces-111766269|website=abcnews|accessdate=17 July 2024|title= Dupont's Olympic selection confirmed as French rugby federation announces squads for Paris Games|date=9 July 2024}}