Dimitri Szarzewski
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Dimitri Szarzewski is a French rugby union
footballer, currently playing for Stade Français in the Top 14 club championship in France. His usual position is at hooker, and he has represented France
.
Szarzewski's first club was Béziers, where he played from 2002 to 2004. He played five matches for Béziers during the 2002-03 Heineken Cup
, as a substitution against Calvisano, Neath and Leicester during 2002. He started the matches against Neath and Calvisano during the 2003 leg of the tournament.
The following season, Béziers played in the European Challenge Cup
, as opposed to the Heineken Cup
. He started against Connacht, and scored a try
in the game, as well as playing in the matches against Grenoble and Bath. In 2004 he made his international debut for France on 20 July, in a match against Canada
.
He played one match for France during the 2005 Six Nations Championship
against Ireland
. Although he did not play in any other Six Nations games that year, he earned further caps for France with a match against Australia
, as well as tests against Australia and South Africa
. That season Szarzewski signed with Stade Français, where he played five matches for them during the 2005-06 Heineken Cup
.
Szarzewski played three matches during the 2006 Six Nations Championship
, playing in the matches against Scotland
, England
and Wales
. He scored a try in the 21 to 16 victory over Wales. Stade Français made it to the semi-finals of the 2005-06 Top 14
competition, but were defeated by Stade Toulousain
12 points to nine. He was subsequently included in France's squad for the mid-year tests against Romania
and the Springboks.
He is married to Florence and has a young son called Hugo and a baby girl called Anna.
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, currently playing for Stade Français in the Top 14 club championship in France. His usual position is at hooker, and he has represented 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...
.
Szarzewski's first club was Béziers, where he played from 2002 to 2004. He played five matches for Béziers during the 2002-03 Heineken Cup
2002-03 Heineken Cup
The 2002–03 Heineken Cup was the eighth edition of the Heineken Cup. Competing teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, England and Scotland, were divided into six pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other...
, as a substitution against Calvisano, Neath and Leicester during 2002. He started the matches against Neath and Calvisano during the 2003 leg of the tournament.
The following season, Béziers played in the European Challenge Cup
European Challenge Cup
The European Challenge Cup, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Amlin Challenge Cup, is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup. The cup was known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005. The European...
, as opposed to the Heineken Cup
Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...
. He started against Connacht, and scored a try
Try
A try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union football. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area...
in the game, as well as playing in the matches against Grenoble and Bath. In 2004 he made his international debut for France on 20 July, in a match against Canada
Canada national rugby union team
The Canada national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union. They are governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and black. Canada is classified by the International Rugby Board as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and seven tier two nations, the...
.
He played one match for France during the 2005 Six Nations Championship
2005 Six Nations Championship
The 2005 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the sixth series of the Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy...
against Ireland
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
. Although he did not play in any other Six Nations games that year, he earned further caps for France with a match against Australia
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
, as well as tests against Australia and South Africa
South Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
. That season Szarzewski signed with Stade Français, where he played five matches for them during the 2005-06 Heineken Cup
2005-06 Heineken Cup
The 2005–06 Heineken Cup was the eleventh edition of the European Heineken Cup rugby union club tournament. 24 teams from 7 different countries took part, with the opening game played on Friday October 21, 2005...
.
Szarzewski played three matches during the 2006 Six Nations Championship
2006 Six Nations Championship
The 2006 RBS 6 Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy...
, playing in the matches against Scotland
Scotland national rugby union team
The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
, England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
and Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
. He scored a try in the 21 to 16 victory over Wales. Stade Français made it to the semi-finals of the 2005-06 Top 14
2005-06 Top 14
The 2005-06 Top 14 was a French domestic rugby union club competition that ran from August 2005 to June 2006.The 2005-06 season saw attendance records broken. 79,502 spectators attended the Round 9 clash between Stade Français and Stade Toulousain at the Stade de France, shattering the attendance...
competition, but were defeated by 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...
12 points to nine. He was subsequently included in France's squad for the mid-year tests against Romania
Romania national rugby union team
The Romania national rugby union team , nicknamed The Oaks , is the representative side of Romania in rugby union. Long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations, they have participated in all six Rugby World Cups, and currently compete in the first division of the...
and the Springboks.
He is married to Florence and has a young son called Hugo and a baby girl called Anna.
External links
- http://dim-szarzewski.skyrock.com/10.html his family life
- http://dim-szarzewski.skyrock.com/18.html baby Anna
- RBS 6 Nations profile
- Dimitri Szarzewski on ercrugby.com
- Dimitri Szarzewski on lequipe.fr
- Dimitri Szarzewski on statistics.scrum.com