Damian Penaud
Damian Penaud (born 25 September 1996) is a French rugby player. His position is centre, however, he has played on the wing. He currently plays for French club Clermont in the Top 14. He is the son of former French international, Alain Penaud.
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| Date of birth | 25 September 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb; 205 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Penaud played for the Clermont Academy side and he was picked by the France U20 side for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. He scored 2 tries against the England u20 side.[1] but they lost in the semi-finals to eventual champions, New Zealand.[2] The following year he made the u20 team again for the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. He only scored one try against Japan in the whole tournament with France finishing 9th.[3]
He made his Top 14 debut in April 2016 against Agen at inside centre. He only played one game that season. He quickly established himself as the backup option for incumbent centre and club legend, Aurélien Rougerie in the following season, regularly playing inside him.[4] He also played 3 games in the 2016–17 European Rugby Champions Cup including the final against Saracens F.C. where he came off the bench to replace Aurélien Rougerie.
He played in the 2016–17 Top 14 Final against RC Toulon helping set up Clermont's only try to Alivereti Raka which helped them win the title.
International career
He was named by France head coach, Guy Novès in a 35-man squad ahead of their three-test series against South Africa.[5]
International tries
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 17 June 2017 | Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa |  South Africa |
30–15 | 37–15 | 2017 France tour of South Africa |
| 2 | 10 February 2019 | Twickenham, London, England |  England |
23–8 | 44–8 | 2019 Six Nations |
| 3 | 16 March 2019 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy |  Italy |
14–25 | 14–25 | 2019 Six Nations |
| 4 | 24 August 2019 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland |  Scotland |
0–5 | 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches | |
| 5 | 3–12 | |||||
| 6 | 8 March 2020 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland | Scotland |
5–6 | 17–28 | 2020 Six Nations |
References
- worldrugby.org. "U20 Championship". worldrugby.org. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
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- worldrugby.org. "U20 Championship". worldrugby.org. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
Penaud
- worldrugby.org. "U20 Championship". worldrugby.org. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
- "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". PressReader. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- XV de France : Le groupe pour la tournée