Thierry Dusautoir

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name = Thierry Dusautoir


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placeofbirth = Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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nickname = The Dark Destroyer
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ru_nationalteam = France
ru_nationalyears = 2006-
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ru_clubyears = 2001-2003 2003-2004 2004-2006 2006-
ru_proclubs = Bordeaux-Bègles US Colomiers Biarritz Toulouse
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Thierry Dusautoir (born 18 November 1981 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is a French rugby union footballer who currently plays for France at international level and Toulouse in the French Top 14 club competition.Dusautoir is a strong ball carrier with good speed and strenght to get out of the tackle.

Like Pépito Elhorga, Dusautoir was born of a French father and Ivorian mother. He first played for Bordeaux-Bègles before moving to US Colomiers for one season, and then signed with Biarritz. He played in the final of the 2005-06 Heineken Cup at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, which Biarritz lost to Irish team Munster 23-19. Despite losing the Heineken Cup, Biarritz did manage to win the final of the 2005-06 Top 14 40-13 against Toulouse. Dusautoir was called up into the French squad for tests during June 2006 against Romania and the Springboks.

He made his debut for France in a test against Romania on June 17 at Cotroceni Stadium in Bucharest, Romania, where France defeated the Romanians 62-14. Dusautoir scored a try on debut as well. He also played in the subsequent match against the Springboks at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town which was also a victory for France. He left Biarritz and signed for Toulouse in 2006.

He is perhaps most famous for his try against New Zealand in the quarter final of the 2007 World Cup in Cardiff. His second-half score helped France to a 20–18 victory over the tournament favourites, despite the fact that he was not in the original 30-man squad and was only called up as a replacement for the injured Elvis Vermeulen.