Richard Dourthe (born 13 December 1974 in

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) is a retired French international

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player. He is the son of Claude Dourthe (to date, the youngest ever French international rugby union player) and both

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and

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's brother-in-law (their being married to his sisters). He won 31 caps for

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between 1995 to 2001, scoring 3 tries and 32 penalties, 183 points on aggregate. He played at the

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External links

lequipe.frProfile on French federation official sitewww.scrum.comwww.ercrugby.co
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