Fabien Pelous
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| Fabien Pelous | |||
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 Fabien Pelous in Toulouse, 2008 |
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | December 7, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Toulouse, France | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) | ||
| Occupation(s) | Physiotherapist and pro rugby player | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| 1983-1991 1991-1995 |
Saverdan SC Graulhet |
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| Professional clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 1995-1997 1997-present |
US Dax Stade Toulousain |
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| National team(s) | Caps | (points) | |
| 1995-2007 | France | 118 | (40) |
Fabien Pelous (born December 7, 1973) is a French rugby union footballer. He plays lock for Stade Toulousain and previously for France, and is the all-time leader in appearances for France.
The son of a family of local farmers, Pelous was born in Toulouse and was introduced to rugby in Saverdun. He made his test debut on October 17, 1995 against Romania.
Pelous proved himself an inspirational captain for France since succeeding Fabien Galthié ahead of the 2004 RBS 6 Nations. Enjoyed immediate success after leading Les Bleus to the Grand Slam in his first year and followed that up with a second-placed finish in 2005.
Pelous also helped Toulouse win the European Cup in 2005 before missing the summer test matches with a serious knee injury. He returned to action in September and was back to help France to a 26-16 win over Australia in November. However, Pelous was handed a nine-week ban in the aftermath of that victory after being found guilty of elbowing Australia hooker Brendan Cannon.
He was slated to equal Philippe Sella's record of 111 caps for France in the opener of the 2007 Six Nations against Italy, but was ruled out of the side due to an ankle injury. After he missed their second Six Nations tie against Ireland, he was ruled out of the entire Six Nations.[1] After his injury troubles continued,[2] hooker Raphaël Ibañez, who had filled in for him as captain during the 2007 Six Nations, was named as France captain for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, with Pelous as unofficial vice-captain.[3] He finally earned his record-equalling 111th cap on 11 August 2007 at Twickenham against England,[4] and took the record by himself on 18 August in Les Bleus' return match against England at Marseille.[5]
He ended his international career after the 2007 Rugby World Cup with 118 caps, 42 of them as France captain. The night after the 2007 Rugby World Cup final, he was recognized at the IRB Awards, receiving the International Rugby Press Association Special Merit Award.[6]
In his spare time, Pelous is involved in a winemaking venture that he started in 2002 with France football international Djibril Cissé.[7]
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[edit] Trivia
- His name is the francization of pelós, which means "hairy" in the Occitan language.
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[edit] Notes and references
- ^ France robbed of skipper Pelous. RugbyRugby.com (2007-02-20).
- ^ France hand Ibanez the armband. Planet-Rugby.com (2007-07-02). Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
- ^ "Ibanez to captain France at Cup", BBC Sport, 2007-07-02. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
- ^ "England 15-21 France", BBC Sport, 2007-08-11. Retrieved on 2007-08-11.
- ^ "France 22-9 England", BBC Sport, 2007-08-18. Retrieved on 2007-08-18.
- ^ Rugby News Service. "Habana named IRB Player of the Year", International Rugby Board, 2007-10-21. Retrieved on 2007-10-21.
- ^ Pelous on the verge of greatness. International Rugby Board (2007-01-23). Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
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