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![]() Le Garrec playing for Racing 92 U21 in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Nolann Le Garrec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 14 May 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Vannes, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (11 st 11 lb; 165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nolann Le Garrec (born 14 May 2002) is a French rugby union player. He currently plays as a scrum-half for Racing 92 in the Top 14 and for the France national rugby union team. [1] [2] [3]
Coming from Morbihan, he began his career with Vannes before moving to Racing 92 in 2017.
Nolann Le Garrec was called by Fabien Galthié to the French national team for the first time in June 2022, for the summer tour of Japan. [4]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 10 March 2024 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | ![]() | 17–18 | 24–45 | 2024 Six Nations |
2 | 16 March 2024 | Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France | ![]() | 8–3 | 33–31 |
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