Louis Picamoles

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Louis Picamoles
Rugby union career

Date of birth	(1986-02-05) 5 February 1986
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	116 kg (18 st 4 lb)
Current status
Position(s)	Back row
Playing career
Position	Number eight, Flanker
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1999–2009 2009–	Montpellier Toulouse	54	(40)
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2008–	France	39	(5)

Louis Picamoles (born 5 February 1986 in Paris, France) is a rugby union player who plays in France's top division of rugby union, the Top 14. Picamoles's regular position is at number eight.

Until June 2009, he played for Montpellier RC; since then he has played for Toulouse, with whom he has signed a four-year contract.

Club career

Picamoles began his club career at Montpellier in 1999 and played for the club for ten years. For the 2009–10 season, he was signed by Stade Toulousain.

International career

Picamoles made his international debut for France in 2008 and has since made 10 appearances for the side, scoring 5 points. He was selected as part of the 39-man French squad for the 2009 Six Nations Championship.

International tries

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result (France-...)	Competition
1.	15 November 2008	Stade Bonal, Sochaux, France	Pacific Islanders	42-17	Test Match
2.	16 June 2012	Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Cordoba, Argentina	Argentina	20-23	Test Match
3.	10 November 2012	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Australia	33-10	Test Match
4.	3 February 2013	Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy	Italy	18-23	Six Nations Championship
5.	9 March 2013	Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland	Ireland	13-13	Six Nations Championship

References

External links

Media related to Louis Picamoles at Wikimedia Commons
FFR profile (French)
Louis Picamoles stats vs Australia

v t e France squad – 2011 Rugby World Cup Runners-up

Forwards	Barcella Bonnaire Ducalcon Dusautoir (c) Guirado Harinordoquy Lakafia Mas Millo-Chluski Nallet (vc) Ouedraogo Papé Picamoles Pierre Poux Servat Szarzewski

Backs	Clerc Estebanez Heymans Marty Médard Mermoz Palisson Parra Rougerie Skrela (injured) Traille Trinh-Duc Yachvili Doussain (injury replacment)

Coach	Lièvremont

v t e Stade Toulousain squad

Forwards	Albacete Bregvadze Camara Dusautoir Galan Guillamon Johnston Kakovin Lamboley Maestri Maka Millo-Chluski Montès Nyanga Picamoles Ralepelle Steenkamp Tekori Tolofua

Backs	Barraque Beauxis Clerc David Donguy Doussain Fickou Fritz Gear Huget McAlister Matanavou Médard Poitrenaud Vermaak

Coach	Novès (general manager) Servat (forwards) Élissalde (backs)

Persondata
Name	Picamoles, Louis
Alternative names
Short description	French rugby union player
Date of birth	5 February 1986
Place of birth	Paris, France
Date of death
Place of death

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