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Lionel Nallet

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Lionel Nallet
Birth nameLionel Nallet
Date of birth (1976-09-14) 14 September 1976 (age 48)
Place of birthBourg-en-Bresse, France
Height197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Youth career
1982–1994 Bourg-en-Bresse
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1994–1997
1997–2003
2003–2009
2009–2012
2012–2015
Bourg-en-Bresse
Bourgoin
Castres
Racing Métro
Lyon
?
?
129
60
75
(?)
(?)
(40)
(10)
(35)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000–2012 France 74 (45)

Lionel Nallet (born 14 September 1976) is a former French rugby union player. He played as a lock and is a former captain of the France national team. He began his professional career with CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, playing there from 1998 to 2003 before moving to Castres Olympique. Nallet moved from there to Racing in 2009 before finishing his career with Lyon OU between 2012 and 2015.

Nallet made his international debut for France on 28 May 2000 in a test match against Romania at Bucharest's Dinamo Stadium. France won the match 67–20, with Nallet scoring a try on debut. He next played for his country the following year, in a match against England during the 2001 Six Nations Championship. Nallet made another five appearances for France that year, playing in test matches against the South Africa, the New Zealand, Australia and Fiji.

In 2003 Nallet played in matches against Argentina and New Zealand. However, he was not included in the squad for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia or in 2004. He played four times for France during November 2005. He was a part of France's 2006 Six Nations Championship victory and was subsequently included in the national squad for the mid-year tests against Romania and the Springboks.

In 2008, following the retirement of Raphaël Ibañez, he was named as captain of the French side.

On 30 April 2009, it was announced that Nallet had signed a 3-year contract with Racing Métro, who were promoted from the Pro D2 to the Top 14 after the club won the 2008–09 Championship. He was joined at the club by the iconic Sébastien Chabal, who also signed a 3-year contract with the club.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Lionel Nallet". Official RWC 2011 Site. International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Sebastien Chabal and Lionel Nallet join Racing-Metro". The Daily Telegraph. UK. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
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Preceded by French national rugby union captain
2008–2009
Succeeded by