| Date of birth | 17 January 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olivier Sourgens (born 17 January 1972 in Cenon, France) is a French rugby union player. He plays at prop.
Sourgens has played six times for France A and played club rugby for Bordeaux-Bègles, Stade Montois, Pau, Bourgoin and Union Bordeaux Bègles. In June 2009, it was announced that Sourgens would move to Worcester Warriors for the 2009–10 season.
With Pieter de Villiers, Sylvain Marconnet and Olivier Milloud, all unavailable, Sourgens received an international call-up for France's two Test tour of New Zealand. Sourgens made his Test debut at the age of 35 against the All Blacks in Wellington in June 2007.
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