Charles Ollivon

Charles Ollivon (born 11 May 1993) is a French rugby union player. His position is flanker and he currently plays for Toulon in the Top 14. He is the current captain of the French men's national rugby team.

Charles Ollivon
Date of birth (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993
Place of birthSaint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, France
Height1.99 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–2015
2015–		 Bayonne
Toulon		 33
66		 (20)
(45)
Correct as of 11 January 2020
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014– France 19 (35)
Correct as of 6 February 2021

Club career

Ollivon started his rugby career in the Academy Bayonne side at the age of 16, before being promoted to the main side in 2012 at the age of 19. During the 2012–13 Top 14 season, Charles made his professional debut against Bordeaux Bègles on 30 March 2013, coming of the bench. He could have played in more matches that season, but a shoulder injury required him to have surgery in April 2013. The following season, he played in 9 matches, making his run on debut on 4 September 2013 in a 55–0 defeat to Clermont. However, in January 2014 he suffered from another injury which saw him miss most of the season. He returned to the team in late March, but was brought slowly into the team, making several appearances of the bench. During the 2014–15 Top 14 season, he started in almost every match of the season, putting in regular good performances at the back of the pack (Number 8).

International career

His strong ball carrying and break down work was recognized by French coach Philippe Saint-André, and therefore was named in his squad for the 2014 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He made his debut for France on 8 November 2014 against Fiji off the bench.

In January 2015 he was named in the France 31-man squad for the 2015 Six Nations Championship by coach Saint-André.[1]

Ollivon made a comeback from a series of injuries in 2019, earning a spot in France's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. He went on to start against Argentina and Tonga during the pool stages, also starting in the quarter-finals, against Wales. Ollivon scored a try against Wales, but France went on to lose 19-20 after a red card to Sebastien Vahaamahina.

Ollivon was announced as the new captain of the French men's national rugby team in January 2020 by coach Fabien Galthié, following the retirement of previous captain Guilhem Guirado.[2] In his first game as captain, Charles scored 2 tries against England and led them to a 24-17 victory.

International tries
International tries
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 November 2016 Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse, France  Samoa 16–3 52–8 2016 November test series
2 20 October 2019 Ōita Stadium, Ōita, Japan  Wales 10–0 19–20 2019 Rugby World Cup
3 2 February 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  England 15–0
24–17
 2020 Six Nations
4 22–0
5 9 February 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Italy 13–0 35–22 2020 Six Nations
6 8 March 2020 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland  Scotland 15–28 17–28 2020 Six Nations
7 24 October 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Wales 29–16 38–21 Test Match

References
  1. "Six Nations 2015: Noa Nakaitaci named in France squad". BBC Sport. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  2. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/flanker-charles-ollivon-named-captain-134946145.html
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