Silvère Tian
Silvère Tian (born July 19, 1980) is an Ivorian rugby union fullback.
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| Date of birth | July 19, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.8 0 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Born in Abidjan, Tian started playing rugby at age 6 in the city.[1] He took part in the 1998 Under-21 World Championships[1] that were held in France[2] and attracted the attention of the Rodez recruiters.[1] He left for Flers after a difficult couple of years. After two years, he left for Fédérale 1 club Tours, where he stayed for three years. His breakthrough came when he joined Bourg-en-Bresse, whom he helped get promoted to Pro D2. He attracted the attention of Oyonnax, where he finished the Pro D2 top scorer for the 2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 season.[3] He was then recruited by Top 14 team Bourgoin-Jallieu, but, due to their important financial troubles, they had to let him leave for Agen in February 2011.[4]
Tian was handed a 16-month suspension following an incident with a referee on 2 April 2016. Tian was annoyed to have been given a yellow card and allegedly insulted and threatened referee Romain Poite. Poite then decided to give him a red card, and Tian had to be restrained by security.[5]
He joined US Nantua-Port Rugby Haut-Bugey in the Fédérale 2 for the 2018–19 season.
References
- "Silvère Tian" (in French). Le Rugbynistère. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
- "Rugby, championnat du Monde juniors : La région Midi-Pyrénées carrefour de l'ovale" (in French). La Dépêche du Midi. 1998-03-25. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
- "Meilleurs réalisateurs de Pro D2 pour la saison 2009–10" (in French). LNR. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
- "Bourgoin : Tian file à l'ennemi" (in French). Rugby-transferts. 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
- Mustard, Extra. "Rugby player threatens ref, suspended 16 months".