Émilien Gailleton (born 13 July 2003) is a French

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player, who currently plays as a

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for Pau in the

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Early life

Born in

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, England to a French father and a British mother, Émilien Gailleton moved to Cahors, France at the age of three. He started rugby for his hometown club in 2008, and then joined

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as a junior in 2017.

Club career

Gailleton made his professional debut with Agen on 15 October 2021 in a loss at

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, during the 2021–22 Pro D2 season. In December 2021, he signed with Pau and joined the

club at the end of the 2021–22 season.

International career

On 30 October 2022, Gailleton was first called by

Fabien Galthié Fabien Galthié (; born 20 March 1969) is a French rugby union coach and former player, he is currently the head coach of the French national team. His usual position was at scrum-half. He played much of his club rugby for Colomiers, and later ...

to the France senior team for the

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