Fabrice Landreau

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Fabrice Landreau
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Date of birth (1968-08-01) 1 August 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Angoulême, France
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
-1992 SC Angoulême ()
1992-1997 FC Grenoble ()
1997-1998 Neath RFC ()
1998-1998 Bristol Rugby ()
1998-1999 Racing ()
1999-2003 Stade Français ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2000-2001 France 4 (0)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2004-2009 Stade Français (Forwards)
2009-2016 FC Grenoble (Head Coach)
2017-2018 RC Toulon (Forwards)

Fabrice Landreau (born August 1, 1968 in Angoulême), is a French rugby union player.

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Playing career

Club

Fabrice Landreau began playing Rugby at SC Angoulême, and then move to FC Grenoble. [1] [2] After several injuries, he moved to Neath RFC, and one year later Bristol Rugby. He then played for Stade Français which he won the Top 14 in 2000.

International

He earned his first cap for the France national team on November 4, 2000, against Australia.

Coaching career

After ending his playing career, he joined Fabien Galthié for Coaching Forwards.

Honours

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References

  1. "Pro D2. Auch. La chasse aux mammouths est ouverte". www.ladepeche.fr. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. "Castres et " la magie du rugby "". www.republicain-lorrain.fr. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  3. "Rugby. Une finale du championnat en juillet ? C'est arrivé en 2000 avec Stade Français-Colomiers". actu.fr. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.