Yannick Bru
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Date of birth | 22 May 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Auch, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 15.6 st (99 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yannick Bru (born 22 May 1973) is a French rugby union coach, currently serving as head coach at Aviron Bayonnais in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14.[1] Bru was capped 18 times for the French national side.
At Toulouse Bru twice won the Heineken Cup, in 2003 when he started, and 2005 as a replacement,[2][3] as well as winning the Top 14 title in 1999 and 2001.[4] Bru has also been capped 18 times for France, including their grand slam at the 2002 and 2004 Six Nations Championship, as well as being a part of their 2003 World Cup squad.[4]
Bru will left Toulouse at the end of the 2011–12 season to join the staff of the French national team as forwards coach.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Bru: "Utiliser tout nos forces"" (in French). Rugby365. 23 January 2010.
- ^ "Toulouse regain European crown". BBC. 24 May 2003. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Stade Francais 12-18 Toulouse". BBC. 22 May 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Fiche Joueur de Yannick Bru". Midi Olympique.
- ^ "Servat to retire at end of the season?". ESPN Scrum. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
External links[]
- Yannick Bru on sporting-heroes.net
- Yannick Bru on rwc2003.irb.com
- Yannick Bru at ESPNscrum
- Yannick Bru on ercrugby.com
Categories:
- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Auch
- French rugby union players
- Rugby union hookers
- France international rugby union players
- Stade Toulousain players
- French rugby union coaches