Full name | Noah Tisie Nene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 14 October 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cachan, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Noah Nene (born 14 October 2004) is a French rugby union player, who plays for US Dax, on loan from Stade Français. [2]
Noah Nene first played association football—playing as a left-back for Cachan and even making the INF entry test—and judo, before starting rugby union aged 12. [3] [4] [5]
He spent his rugby youth years with RC Val de Bièvre before joining Stade Français in 2022, after he went trough trials with them the previous year. [3] [6]
After being a standout seven's player for Stade Français in the Supersevens , Nene made his professional Top 14 debut on the 30 December 2023 against Toulon. [3]
For the 2024–25 season he was loaned to US Dax in Pro D2, where he became one of the highlights of the competition, under former France assistant coach Jeff Dubois . [1] [3] [5]
Despite first missing the youth France teams through injury, Noah Nene was capped with France U20s against Ireland in the 2024 U20 Six Nations. [1] [3]
Nene was first called to the France senior team in January 2025 for the 2025 Six Nations Championship. [1] [4]
Mainly playing as a first centre, Nene is able to play in all the backline, from 10 to 15. [1]
Described as a technically gifted ball-player with a powerful left foot, he first stood out for his athletic abilities, fast and explosive, despite above average measurements. [1]