William Servat

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William Servat (born 9 December 1978 in Saint-Gaudens, France) is a French international rugby union footballer, who plays at hooker for Toulouse in the French Top 14.

Career

Club career

Born in Saint-Gaudens in the Haute-Garonne "département" of France, Servat began his rugby career at his local club, Mazères-Cassagne. He played for Mazères-Cassagne until 1998, when he was signed by Toulouse. In his first season at Toulouse, Servat helped the club to their fifth Top 14 title in six years. He has since been involved with just one more Top 14 title victory (in 2001), but he has helped the club to two Heineken Cup titles in 2002-03 and 2004-05.

International career

Servat made his debut for the French national team on 14 February 2004 in a 35–17 victory over Ireland in the 2004 Six Nations Championship. That year, France won the Six Nations Grand Slam, by beating every other team in the competition, with Servat playing in every game. The following year, France came second in the Six Nations, finishing as runners-up to Wales. Servat only made one start in the 2005 tournament, but made three substitute appearances as well.

Since then, Servat has only made two appearances for France, both on the 2005 summer tour of South Africa; one start and one substitute appearance.

Honours

Club

Toulouse (1998-present)

*Top 14
**Winner: 1999, 2001
**Runner-up: 2003, 2006
*Heineken Cup
**Winner: 2003, 2005
**Runner-up: 2004

International

*Six Nations
**Winner: 2004
**Runner-up: 2005

External links

* [http://www.scrum.com/1200_1205.php?player=7134&includeref=dynamic Profile] at scrum.com