Damian Penaud (born 25 September 1996) is a French professional

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player, who plays as a

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or a

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club Clermont and the France national team. He is the son of former French international,

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Career

Penaud played for the Clermont Academy side and was selected for the France U20 squad for the

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. He scored 2 tries against the

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side. but they lost in the semi-finals to eventual champions,

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. The following year he made the u20 team again for the

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. He only scored one try against

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in the whole tournament with France finishing 9th. Penaud made his

debut in April 2016 against

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at inside centre. He only played one game that season. He quickly established himself as the backup option for incumbent centre and club legend,

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in the following season, regularly playing inside him. He also played 3 games in the

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including the final against Saracens F.C. where he came off the bench to replace Aurélien Rougerie. Penaud played in the 2016–17 Top 14 Final against

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helping set up Clermont's only try to

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which helped them win the title. In 2019 Penaud won the European Rugby Challenge Cup with Clermont in the final against La Rochelle by 36 to 16 with a try in the 30th minute of play.

International career

Penaud was named by France head coach,

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in a 35-man squad ahead of their three-test series against

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International tries

Honours

International

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: 2022

Club

Clermont *

: 2016–17 *

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: 2018–2019

References

External links

France profile
at FFR
ASM Clermont profile
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