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| Date of birth | 25 September 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Alain Penaud (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Damian Penaud (born 25 September 1996) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Top 14 club Bordeaux Bègles and the France national team. [1] [2] [3]
Penaud played for the Clermont Academy side and was selected for the France U20 squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. He scored 2 tries against the England u20 side. [4] but they lost in the semi-finals to eventual champions, New Zealand. [5] The following year he made the u20 team again for the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. He only scored one try against Japan in the whole tournament with France finishing 9th. [6]
Penaud made his Top 14 debut in April 2016 against Agen at inside centre. He only played one game that season. He quickly established himself as the backup option for incumbent centre and club legend, Aurélien Rougerie in the following season, regularly playing inside him. [7] He also played 3 games in the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup including the final against Saracens F.C. where he came off the bench to replace Aurélien Rougerie.
Penaud played in the 2016–17 Top 14 Final against RC Toulon helping set up Clermont's only try to Alivereti Raka which helped them win the title.
In 2019 Penaud won the European Rugby Challenge Cup with Clermont in the final against La Rochelle by 36 to 16 with a try in the 30th minute of play.
Penaud was named by France head coach Guy Novès in a 35-man squad ahead of their three-test series against South Africa in June 2017. [8] He was a part of the French squad that won the 2022 Six Nations Championship.
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