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| Date of birth | 22 May 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Auch, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 6 lb (216 lb; 98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yannick Bru (born 22 May 1973) is a French rugby union coach and former player who played as a hooker. He is the head coach of Union Bordeaux Bègles in the Top 14.[1] Bru was capped 18 times for the France national team.
At Toulouse, Bru twice won the Heineken Cup, in 2003 when he started, and 2005 as a replacement,[2][3] as well as winning the Top 14 title in 1999 and 2001.[4] Bru has also been capped 18 times for France, including their grand slams in the 2002 and 2004 Six Nations Championships, as well as being a part of their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad.[4]
Bru will left Toulouse at the end of the 2011–12 season to join the staff of the French national team as forwards coach.[5]
References
- ^ "Yannick Bru Joins Sharks". News24. 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Toulouse regain European crown". BBC. 24 May 2003. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Stade Francais 12-18 Toulouse". BBC. 22 May 2005. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Fiche Joueur de Yannick Bru". Midi Olympique.
- ^ "Servat to retire at end of the season?". ESPN Scrum. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
External links
- Yannick Bru on sporting-heroes.net
- Yannick Bru on rwc2003.irb.com
- Yannick Bru at ESPNscrum
- Yannick Bru on ercrugby.com