Jean-Philippe Grandclaude

Jean-Philippe Grandclaude

Date of birth	(1982-08-04) 4 August 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Fréjus, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998-2003 Béziers 24 (10) 2003-2004 US Colomiers 10 (5) 2004-2012 USA Perpignan 155 (145) 2012-2015 Stade Rochelais 41 (30) Correct as of 2007-06-12 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005-2007 France 3 (0) Correct as of 2007-06-12

Jean-Philippe Grandclaude (born 4 August 1982 in Fréjus, Var) is a French rugby union footballer who plays for USA Perpignan. He mainly plays at centre.

His professional career started with Béziers in 1998. He played with them until 2003; this included three caps in the 2001–02 European Challenge Cup, and five caps in the 2002-03 Heineken Cup.

In 2003 he joined US Colomiers whom he played for one season. In 2004 Grandclaude joined USA Perpignan and has played for them ever since.

He made his Test debut for France in 2005 when he came on as a substitute against England in France's 18-17 victory. He played once more during the 2005 Six Nations Championship, and did not receive his third cap until 2007 when he faced the All Blacks in New Zealand.

External links

• "Jean-Philippe GRANDCLAUDE" (in French). usap.fr. Archived from the original on 27 June 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
• "JEAN-PHILIPPE GRANDCLAUDE" (in French). lequipe.fr. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
• "Grandclaude Jean-Philippe" (in French). itsrugby.fr. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
• "Jean-Phillipe Grandclaude". ercrugby.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
• "All Blacks overcome brave French". planetrugby.com. 2 June 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.