David Bory (born 8 March 1976 in

Vichy Vichy (, ; ; oc, Vichèi, link=no, ) is a city in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of central France, in the historic province of Bourbonnais. It is a spa and resort town and in World War II was the capital of ...

) is a retired French international

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. He spent most of his career playing for the Clermont and moved to the Castres Olympique in the French Top 14 club competition in 2004. The next year he left France for Bath. Bory played on the

wing A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is e ...

for

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

. He was named to replace

Xavier Garbajosa Xavier Garbajosa (born 5 December 1976) is a retired French rugby player who is the manager of Top 14 side Lyon. Garbajosa was born on 5 December 1976 in Toulouse. He plays in the back-line as a winger, center or full-back. He spent most of his c ...

after Garbajosa blew out a knee during the

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References

External links

David Bory
on sporting-heroes.net
RBS 6 Nations profile
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