Philippe Benetton (born

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, 18 May 1968) is a former French rugby union footballer and currently head coach of Tournon d'Agenais. He played as a flanker. Benetton had two teams during his career,

and

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, where he played until 2003. He won the French

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, in 1988, and the

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, in 1992, with Agen. He had 59 caps for

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, scoring 7 tries, 34 points in aggregate, from 1989 to 1999. He played three times at the Five Nations, in 1993, 1997 and 1998, winning it the last two times, with a Grand Slam. He also played at the

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finals, in a total of three games, but got injured in the win over

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, and missed the rest of the competition.Philippe Benetton International Statistics
/ref> After ending his playing career, he became a coach. He first coached the French National Amateurs and Cahors (2005/06). He then joined

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as forwards coach, serving in that role from 2006 through 2008. He was head coach at

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from 2009/10 to 2010/11.

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Philippe Benetton International Statistics
1968 births Living people French rugby union players French rugby union coaches Rugby union flankers France international rugby union players Racing 92 coaches People from Cahors Sportspeople from Lot (department) SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne players {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub