Thierry Dusautoir

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Thierry Dusautoir
Personal information
Date of birth November 18, 1981 (1981-11-18) (age 26)
Place of birth Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Nickname The Dark Destroyer
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Flanker
Clubs Caps (points)
2001-2003
2003-2004
2004-2006
2006-
Bordeaux-Bègles
US Colomiers
Biarritz
Toulouse
National team(s) Caps (points)
2006- France 10 (15)

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.

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 On the France World Cup squad 2007 as Flanker

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