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| Birth name | Louis Bielle-Biarrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 June 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | La Tronche, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb; 185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Louis Bielle-Biarrey (born 16 June 2003) is a French professional rugby union wing who currently plays for Bordeaux Bègles in the Top 14 and France national team. [2]
Louis Bielle-Biarrey was born in La Tronche in the department of Isère, [3] but he is also Reunionese on the side of his mother. [4] He started rugby at the age of five in the city of Seyssins, near Grenoble, in 2008, before continuing and finishing his training at FC Grenoble, at the age of thirteen, from 2016 to 2021. [5] In 2021, he began playing for Bordeaux Bègles. [6]
In January 2022, he made his Champions Cup debut at 18 years old for Bordeaux Bègles scoring a hat-trick against Scarlets in a 45–10 victory. [7]
In May 2025, he scored two tries during a 35–18 victory over reigning champions Toulouse in the Champions Cup semi-final to help his side reach their first ever European final. [8]
In August 2023, Bielle-Biarrey made his debut for France during a 25–21 defeat to Scotland during the 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches. [9]
In January 2025, he scored two tries against Wales in the opening fixture of the 2025 Six Nations. [10] The following week he scored another two tries in a 26–25 defeat to England. [11] Having scored another try in the victory over Italy, he then scored twice in Dublin against Ireland, setting a record for the most tries scored by a French player in a Six Nations campaign (6 tries). [12] By scoring on the final day of competition against Scotland, he became the top try-scorer in the history of the Six Nations Tournament with eight tries. He also won the final with France and was voted the tournament's best player for the 2025 edition.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 5 August 2023 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland |  Scotland | 3–12 | 25–21 | 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches |
| 2 | 14 September 2023 | Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France |  Uruguay | 25–12 | 27–12 | 2023 Rugby World Cup |
| 3 | 21 September 2023 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France |  Namibia | 52–0 | 96–0 | |
| 4 | 73–0 | |||||
| 5 | 6 October 2023 | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu, France |  Italy | 15–0 | 60–7 | |
| 6 | 10 February 2024 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland | Scotland | 16–15 | 16–20 | 2024 Six Nations |
| 7 | 9 November 2024 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |  Japan | 5–0 | 52–12 | 2024 Autumn internationals |
| 8 | 24–0 | |||||
| 9 | 16 November 2024 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |  New Zealand | 22–17 | 30–29 | |
| 10 | 22 November 2024 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |  Argentina | 35–16 | 37–23 | |
| 11 | 31 January 2025 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |  Wales | 12–0 | 43–0 | 2025 Six Nations |
| 12 | 26–0 | |||||
| 13 | 8 February 2025 | Twickenham Stadium, London, England |  England | 0–5 | 26–25 | |
| 14 | 19–23 | |||||
| 15 | 23 February 2025 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | Italy | 17–47 | 24–73 | |
| 16 | 8 March 2025 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland |  Ireland | 0–5 | 25–42 | |
| 17 | 13–20 | |||||
| 18 | 15 March 2025 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Scotland | 21–13 | 35–16 |
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