Nicolas Durand

Nicolas Durand

Date of birth	4 October 1982 (1982-10-04) (age 29)
Place of birth	Toulouse, France
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	78 kg (12 st 4 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Scrum-half
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2002 2002–2004 2004–2010 2010–	Toulouse Béziers USA Perpignan Racing Métro	10 81	(9) (95)
correct as of 2007-05-31.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2005 2007	France A France	2 2	(0) (0)
correct as of 2007-06-12.

Nicolas Durand (born 4 October 1982 in Toulouse, France) is a French rugby union footballer who plays scrum-half for Racing Métro in France's Top 14 competition. His first professional club was Toulouse whom he played for in 2002. From 2002 until 2004 he played for Béziers. Upon their relegation to Pro D2 after the 2003–04 season, he moved to Perpignan, where he played for six seasons before arriving in Paris for the 2010–11 season.

Durand has played age grade level representative rugby for France's Under 18, Under 19, and Under 21 teams. He has also played twice for France A. In May 2007 he was selected for France's Test squad to play the All Blacks in New Zealand, and made his Test début against the All Blacks on 2 June 2007.

External links

• "Durand Nicolas" (in French). itsrugby.fr. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070929132205/http://www.itsrugby.fr/modules/site/player2.php?id=320. Retrieved 12 June 2007. 
• "Nicolas DURAND" (in French). usap.fr. http://www.usap.fr/usa-f2005.php?CatID=43&ArtID=209. Retrieved 31 May 2007. 
• "Nicolas Durand face au questionnaire de Proust" (in French). usap.fr. http://www.rugby-catalan.com/usa-7600.php?id=359. Retrieved 31 May 2007. 
• Gray, Wynne (31 May 2007). "French rest Ibanez against All Blacks". nzherald.co.nz. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/4/story.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10442795. Retrieved 31 May 2007. 

References

1. ^ "FrenchRugbyClub Racing-Métro 92 squad". FrenchRugbyClub.com. http://frenchrugbyclub.com/Players/Racing-Metro-Players.html. Retrieved 8 April 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Nicolas Durand
Alternative names
Short description	French Rugby union footballer.
Date of birth	4 October 1982
Place of birth	Toulouse, France
Date of death
Place of death