Olivier Sourgens
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Olivier SourgensOlivier Sourgens (born 17 January 1972 in Cenon
, France
) is a French
rugby union
player. He plays at prop.
Sourgens has played six times for France A and played club rugby for Bordeaux-Bègles
, Stade Montois
, Pau
and Bourgoin
, before going back to Bordeaux
. In June 2009, it was announced that Sourgens would move to Worcester Warriors for the 2009–10 season.
With Pieter de Villiers
, Sylvain Marconnet
and Olivier Milloud
, all unavailable, Sourgens received an international call-up for France
's two Test tour of New Zealand
. Sourgens made his Test debut at the age of 35 against the All Blacks
in Wellington
in June 2007.
Cenon
Cenon is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the east side.-Population:-External links:*...
, 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...
) 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...
player. He plays at prop.
Sourgens has played six times for France A and played club rugby for Bordeaux-Bègles
Bordeaux Rugby Métropole
Union Bordeaux Bègles is a French rugby union team currently preparing to join the Top 14, the first level of the country's professional league system. They earned their Top 14 place by winning the promotion playoffs that followed the 2010–11 season in the second-level Rugby Pro D2...
, Stade Montois
Stade Montois
Stade Montois is a French rugby union team that plays in the 2011–12 season in Rugby Pro D2, the second level of the country's professional league system.They were founded in 1908 and play in yellow and black...
, Pau
Section Paloise
Section Paloise is a French rugby union club from Pau in Pyrénées-Atlantiques currently competing in Rugby Pro D2, the second level of the French league system.-History:...
and Bourgoin
CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
CS Bourgoin-Jallieu is a French rugby union club currently competing in the second level of the French league system in the Pro D2. The club have been runners-up in the French championship and the Challenge Yves du Manoir competitions, and have won the Challenge Cup.Founded in 1906 as "Club...
, before going back to Bordeaux
Bordeaux Rugby Métropole
Union Bordeaux Bègles is a French rugby union team currently preparing to join the Top 14, the first level of the country's professional league system. They earned their Top 14 place by winning the promotion playoffs that followed the 2010–11 season in the second-level Rugby Pro D2...
. In June 2009, it was announced that Sourgens would move to Worcester Warriors for the 2009–10 season.
With Pieter de Villiers
Pieter de Villiers (rugby player)
Pieter de Villiers is a retired South African-born French rugby union footballer who represented France at international level and played in two Rugby World Cups, and ended his club career with Stade Français in the Top 14 competition in France...
, Sylvain Marconnet
Sylvain Marconnet
Sylvain Marconnet is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Biarritz Olympique having signed from Stade Français in the Top 14 club competition in France. His usual position is prop...
and Olivier Milloud
Olivier Milloud
Olivier Milloud is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Stade Francais in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He has also played for the French national team, including being a part of their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. He usually plays as a prop.He made his...
, all unavailable, Sourgens received an international call-up 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...
's two Test tour of 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...
. Sourgens made his Test debut at the age of 35 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 Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
in June 2007.