Louis Picamoles
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Louis PicamolesLouis Picamoles (born 5 February 1986 in Paris
, France
) is a rugby union
player who plays in France's top division of rugby union, the Top 14. Picamoles's regular position is at Number eight in the Back row.
Until June 2009 he played for Montpellier RC; since then he's to play for Toulouse
for which he signed a 4-year agreement.
.
in 2008 and has since made 10 appearances for the side, scoring 5 points. He was selected as part of the 39-man French squad for the 2009 Six Nations Championship
.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) is a rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who plays in France's top division of rugby union, the Top 14. Picamoles's regular position is at Number eight in the Back row.
Until June 2009 he played for Montpellier RC; since then he's to play for Toulouse
Stade Toulousain
Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps...
for which he signed a 4-year agreement.
Club career
Picamoles began his club career at Montpellier in 1999 and played for the club for ten years. For the 2009–10 season he was signed by Stade ToulousainStade Toulousain
Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps...
.
International career
Picamoles made his international debut for FranceFrance national rugby union team
The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
in 2008 and has since made 10 appearances for the side, scoring 5 points. He was selected as part of the 39-man French squad for the 2009 Six Nations Championship
2009 Six Nations Championship
The 2009 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2009 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the tenth Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union competition contested by the six major Northern Hemisphere rugby union national teams...
.