Wesley Fofana (rugby union)
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Date of birth | 20 January 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb; 205 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | College Georges Braque | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wesley Fofana (born 20 January 1988) is a French rugby union player, of Malian descent, who plays for ASM Clermont Auvergne and the France national rugby union team. He plays as a wing or centre, and won the Top 14 with Clermont in 2010. In France he is known as Le Guépard (The Cheetah) for his pace.
Biography[]
He joined ASM Clermont Auvergne's youth team in 2008. He made his senior debut in 2009 and then helped the club win the French championship the following year.[citation needed]
International career[]
He made his senior international debut for France in a Six Nations game against Italy in February 2012, scoring a try.[2] He continued this excellent form, scoring in the next match versus Scotland and adding further scores against Ireland and then a 75th minute try against England scoring four tries in his first four ever international matches. In the 2013 six nations he scored a memorable 70 metres solo try against England in Twickenham from inside the French half evading several tackles on the way, however England won the game 23–13.
References[]
- ^ https://www.asm-rugby.com/%C3%A9quipe-joueurs/wesley-fofana
- ^ Standley, James (4 February 2012). "Six Nations: France 30–12 Italy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
External links[]
- France profile at FFR
- Wesley Fofana at ESPNscrum
- French rugby union players
- French people of Malian descent
- ASM Clermont Auvergne players
- Sportspeople from Paris
- 1988 births
- Living people
- France international rugby union players
- French rugby union biography stubs