Fabien Barcella

Fabien Barcella

Date of birth	(1983-10-27) October 27, 1983
Place of birth	Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	108 kg[1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Prop
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
1996–2002	Valence-d'Agen
correct as of 5 June 2009.
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2002–2003 2003–2005 2005–2006 2006–2008 2008–	Agen Toulouse Valence-d'Agen Auch Biarritz	? 1 ? 27 21	(?)  (0)  (?)  (5)  (0)
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2008–	France	20	(0)

Fabien Barcella (born October 27, 1983 in Agen)^[2] is a French rugby union player, currently playing for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 league in France. He also plays for France.

Domestic Clubs

Barcella played for Toulouse before joining Valence-d'Agen in 2005. He then went on to play for Auch between 2006 and 2008. In 2008 he joined Biarritz Olympique where he made his Heineken Cup debut.

International Selection

In 2008 French coach Marc Lievremont sprung a surprise when he called up Barcella for the 2008 Six Nations Championship match against Italy at the Stade de France. He was also called up to the Wales game a week later. He featured again in the Autumn against Argentina. During the 2009 Six Nations Championship, he was in competition with Sale prop Lionel Faure for the starting job, which he obtained, making big performances. He played at the 2011 Rugby World Cup squad in New Zealand.

He was later called for test matches against New Zealand and Australia in June, where he made a number of standout performances. Barcella is often seen as one of the best loose head props in the world, his ability to destroy his opposite number in the scrum and cause havok around the pitch with his brute aggression often sets him apart from his peers.

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