Arnaud MignardiArnaud Mignardi (born 1 November 1986 in Auch

Auch

Auch is a commune in southwestern France. Located in the region of Midi-Pyrénées, it is the capital of the Gers department. Auch is the historical capital of Gascony.-The Ausci:...

, France

France

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) is a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 footballer. He currently plays for SU Agen

SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne

Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne is a French rugby union club based in Agen in the department of Lot-et-Garonne. They currently play in the top flight of French professional rugby, Top 14; they were most recently promoted after winning the 2010 title in the second-level Pro D2. Agen also...

 in the Top 14 championship. His usual position is as a centre.

He first played professionally for FC Auch from 2004 to 2006 before he moved to SU Agen for the 2006/2007 season. He made his Test debut for France

France national rugby union team

The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...

 in 2007 – when he earned to caps during France's Test series against the All Blacks

All Blacks

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 in New Zealand

New Zealand

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. He had previsouly played for France's Under 21 team in 2006.

National team

He honored his first cape international Team France on 2 June 2007 against the Team New Zealand, while the international Stade Toulousain

Stade Toulousain

Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps...

, the ASM Clermont Auvergne from Biarritz Olympic and Stadium: French disputed the semi-finals of the Top 14 2006-07 in their respective clubs.

Awards

• 2 selections Team France in 2007
• Team France U21:
  • 2006 world champion in France
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
    
    , until his injury (fractured orbital floor), 2 selections
  • 6 selections in 2005 -2006
• Team France U19: 3 selections in 2005 (Scotland, England, Wales), 1 test
  • Vice European champion in 2010 with Biarritz defeat against Toulouse (21-19)

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