Fulgence Ouedraogo
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Fulgence
Ouedraogo (born 21 July 1986 in Ouagadougou
, Burkina Faso
) is a French
rugby union
footballer. He currently plays for Montpellier Hérault RC
in the Top 14 championship. His usual position is as a flanker.
Ouedraogo started playing rugby at the age of 6, meeting his MHRC
teammate François Trinh-Duc
, at the Pic-Saint-Loup rugby school near Montpellier
. They both entered the club's youth teams at "Cadet" level (U-13/14). These two are said to be inseparable friends.
With fellow Montpellierains Louis Picamoles
and Julien Tomas
, they are considered part of the young quartet of home-grown talents embodying the success of MHRC's attempt at "shaking up the old order" of French rugby in the Septimanie terroir which had always been historical rival Béziers
's stronghold.
He was also included in France
's mid-year Test squad for 2007 in the two game series against the All Blacks
in New Zealand
and later called up by Marc Lièvremont
in the French Squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship
.
His cousin is famous MMA
fighter and longtime UFC veteran Cheick Kongo
Fulgence
Fulgence is a Francophone given name, and may refer to:* Fulgence Bienvenüe , French civil engineer, famous for his participation in the creation of the Paris Métro* Fulgence Charpentier , French-Canadian journalist, editor and publisher...
Ouedraogo (born 21 July 1986 in Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou
Ouagadougou is the capital of Burkina Faso and the administrative, communications, cultural and economic center of the nation. It is also the country's largest city, with a population of 1,475,223 . The city's name is often shortened to Ouaga. The inhabitants are called ouagalais...
, Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
) 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 Montpellier Hérault RC
Montpellier Hérault RC
Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club is a professional French rugby union, based in Montpellier the capital of Languedoc-Roussillon. The club competes in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14. They originally played at Stade Sabathé but moved to the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in 2007...
in the Top 14 championship. His usual position is as a flanker.
Ouedraogo started playing rugby at the age of 6, meeting his MHRC
Montpellier Hérault RC
Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club is a professional French rugby union, based in Montpellier the capital of Languedoc-Roussillon. The club competes in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14. They originally played at Stade Sabathé but moved to the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in 2007...
teammate François Trinh-Duc
François Trinh-Duc
François Trinh-Duc is a French rugby union player for Montpellier Hérault RC in France's top division of rugby union, the Top 14. Trinh-Duc's regular position is at fly-half or outside centre.-Biography:...
, at the Pic-Saint-Loup rugby school near Montpellier
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
. They both entered the club's youth teams at "Cadet" level (U-13/14). These two are said to be inseparable friends.
With fellow Montpellierains Louis Picamoles
Louis Picamoles
Louis Picamoles is a rugby union player who plays in France's top division of rugby union, the Top 14. Picamoles's regular position is at Number eight in the Back row....
and Julien Tomas
Julien Tomas
Julien Tomas is a French rugby union footballer. He plays as a scrum-half.Born in Montpellier, Tomas plays for local Montpellier Hérault since 2004/05, in the first category.He played for France U-21, where he was World Champion, in 2006...
, they are considered part of the young quartet of home-grown talents embodying the success of MHRC's attempt at "shaking up the old order" of French rugby in the Septimanie terroir which had always been historical rival Béziers
AS Béziers Hérault
Association Sportive Béziers Hérault, often referred to by rugby media simply by its location of Béziers, is a French rugby union club preparing to return to the second tier of the country's professional rugby system, Pro D2. They earned promotion as 2011 Fédérale 1 champions...
's stronghold.
He was also included in 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...
's mid-year Test squad for 2007 in the two game series against the All Blacks
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and later called up by Marc Lièvremont
Marc Lièvremont
Marc Lièvremont is a former rugby union footballer and was the head coach of the French national rugby union team. He played as a back-row forward for France, gaining 25 caps from 1995 to 1999, and was selected in France's 1999 Rugby World Cup squad...
in the French Squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship
2008 Six Nations Championship
The 2008 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2008 RBS 6 Nations because of the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the ninth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 114th...
.
His cousin is famous MMA
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
fighter and longtime UFC veteran Cheick Kongo
Cheick Kongo
Cheick Guillaume Ouedraogo , more commonly known as Cheick Kongo, is a professional French heavyweight mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...