 A French rugby union player | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Brice Mach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 April 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Perpignan, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 07 lb (105 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brice Mach (born 2 April 1986) is a French rugby union player who normally plays as a hooker, for French club Castres Olympique in the Top 14 and Heineken Cup. He made his debut for the national side on 21 February 2014, coming off the bench against Wales in round 3 of the 2014 Six Nations Championship. [1] [2]
Top 14 champions
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