Dany Priso (born 2 January 1994) is a French

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

player. His position is

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and he currently plays for

Toulon Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is th ...

in the

Top 14 The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the French National Rugby League, also known by its French initialism o ...

. He began his career at Stade Français.

International career

Priso was called up to the French national team for the first time ahead of France's opening 2018 Six Nations Championship match against Ireland. He made his debut in that game coming on for Jefferson Poirot in the 55th minute of an eventual 13–15 home loss.

Personal life

Priso was born in

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

and moved to France when he was 11 years old. Originally interested in football, he eventually grew an interest for rugby after going to see a rugby practice in the park next to his house in Ussel.

Honours

Club

La Rochelle La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle''; oc, La Rochèla ) is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. Wi ...

* European Rugby Champions Cup: 2021–2022

References

External links

France profile
at FFR
Stade Rochelais profile
* 1994 births Living people French rugby union players Cameroonian rugby union players Cameroonian emigrants to France Stade Français players Stade Rochelais players RC Toulonnais players Rugby union props France international rugby union players {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub