Fabien Pelous

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fabien Pelous (born December 7, 1973) is a French rugby union footballer. He plays lock for Stade Toulousain and France.

Pelous was born in Toulouse and, son of a family of local farmers, grew up and was introduced to rugby in Saverdun. He made his test debut in 1995 against Romania and has since won over 100 caps.

Pelous has proved himself an inspirational captain for France since succeeding Fabien Galthié ahead of the 2004 RBS 6 Nations. Enjoyed immediate success after leading Les Bleus to the Grand Slam in his first year and followed that up with a second-placed finish in 2005.

Pelous also helped Toulouse win the European Cup in 2005 before missing the summer test matches with a serious knee injury. He returned to action in September and was back to help France to a 26-16 win over Australia in November. However, Pelous was handed a nine-week ban in the aftermath of that victory after being found guilty of elbowing Australia hooker Brendan Cannon.

He was slated to equal Philippe Sella's record of 111 caps for France in the opener of the 2007 Six Nations against Italy, but was ruled out of the side due to an ankle injury. After he missed their second Six Nations tie against Ireland, he was ruled out of the entire Six Nations, leaving it in doubt whether he will surpass Sella.[1]

In his spare time, Pelous is involved in a winemaking venture that he started in 2002 with France football international Djibril Cissé.[2]

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ France robbed of skipper Pelous. RugbyRugby.com (2007-02-20).
  2. ^ Pelous on the verge of greatness. International Rugby Board (2007-01-23). Retrieved on February 25, 2007.

[edit] External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../f/a/b/Fabien_Pelous_d1c6.html"
In other languages