- Lionel Nallet
Infobox Rugby Union biography
playername = Lionel Nallet
fullname = Lionel Nallet
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|9|14|df=yes
cityofbirth =Bourg-en-Bresse
countryofbirth =France
height = convert|6|ft|5|in|m|abbr=on|sigfig=3
weight = convert|18|st|3|lb|kg|abbr=on|sigfig=3
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position = Lock
currentclub =Castres Olympique
clubnumber = 5
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1998 ‐ 03
2003 ‐
clubs =CS Bourgoin-Jallieu Castres Olympique
caps(points) =
repyears = 2000 ‐
repteam = France
repcaps(points) =
pcupdate =
repupdate =Lionel Nallet (born
14 September 1976 inBourg-en-Bresse ,France ) is a Frenchrugby union player who currently plays at lock forCastres Olympique in the FrenchTop 14 club competition and is the current captain of the France national team. He played forCS Bourgoin-Jallieu from 1998 to 2003 before moving to Castres.Nallet made his international debut for France on 28 May 2000 in a test match against Romania at
Bucharest 'sDinamo Stadion . 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 the2001 Six Nations Championship . Nallet made another five appearances for France that year, playing in test matches against the Springboks,All Blacks , Australia and Fiji.In 2003 Nallet played in matches against Argentina and the All Blacks. However, he was not included in the squad for the
2003 Rugby World Cup inAustralia or in 2004. He played four times for France during November 2005. He was a part of France's2006 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
Raphael Ibanez , he was named as captain of the French side.References
External links
* [http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/france/1434.php?player=71076&includeref=dynamic RBS 6 Nations profile]
* [http://statistics.scrum.com/rugby_stats_05.asp?ID=KNA4 Lionel Nallet] on statistics.scrum.com
* [http://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheJoueur253.html Lionel Nallet] on lequipe.fr
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