Donovan Taofifénua

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Donovan Taofifénua
Date of birth (1999-03-30) 30 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Grenoble, France
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb; 185 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Racing 92
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
US Mouguerre ()
2005–2010 Limoges ()
2010–2013 JA Isle ()
2013–2014 Limoges ()
2014–2019 ASM Clermont ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019–2020 ASM Clermont 1 (0)
2020– Racing 92 17 (40)
Correct as of 11 April 2021
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019 France U20 5 (14)
Correct as of 1 December 2020

Donovan Taofifénua (born 30 March 1999) is a French rugby union player. He plays as a wing for Racing 92 in the Top 14. He is a cousin of France internationals Romain Taofifénua and Sébastien Taofifénua and is of Wallisian heritage. [1] [2]

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Career

Emerging from ASM Clermont Auvergne's rank, Taofifénua was a member of the France U20 team that won the 2019 World Rugby Championship, and made his club debut during the 2019–20 season. [3] [4]

He joined Racing 92 the next season, in search for more game time. There he scored six tries in the first part of the season, earning a first call-up for the French national team for the Autumn Nations Cup final against England. [3]

Honours

International

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Notes and references

  1. "Donovan Taofifenua". racing92.fr. Racing 92. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. Tony Smith (26 February 2022). "Six Nations: How Wallis and Futuna players have boosted France's title hopes". Stuff. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 Charpentier, David (29 November 2020). "Top 14 : l'ascension fulgurante de Donovan Taofifenua". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  4. Darthoux, Jean-François (29 November 2020). "Rugby - Un ancien jeune de l'USA Limoges appelé en équipe de France". Le Populaire . Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

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