Sylvain Dispagne (born 8 February 1968) is a French former

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 its m ...

international. Born and raised in

Saint-Girons, Ariège Saint-Girons (; oc, Sent Gironç) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. History Antiquity Unlike its close neighbour Saint-Lizier, Saint-Girons isn't an ancient city; there was however a ''lucus'' on its present ter ...

, Dispagne played his rugby for the town until starting his career at the top level with

USA Perpignan Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignanais, also referred to as USA Perpignan or Perpignan, is a French professional rugby union club founded in 1933 and based in Perpignan, in the Pyrénées-Orientales department. They compete in the Top 14, Franc ...

at the age of 20. He then crossed to RC Narbonne and while there earned a place on the

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squad for the 1994 tour of New Zealand, but remained uncapped. At his next club,

Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain () ( oc, Estadi Tolosenc), also referred to as Toulouse, is a professional rugby union club based in Toulouse, France. They compete in the Top 14, France's top division of rugby, and the European Rugby Champions Cup. Toulou ...

, Dispagne played in four national championship-winning teams, also featuring in the

1995–96 Heineken Cup The 1995–96 Heineken Cup was the first edition of the Heineken Cup, which was to become the annual rugby union European club competition for clubs from the top six nations in European rugby. Competing teams, from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales an ...

title. He was capped twice as a number eight for France in the

1996 Five Nations Championship The 1996 Five Nations Championship was the sixty-seventh series of the rugby union Five Nations Championship, and the first in the sport's professional era, which officially began in August 1995. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nat ...

, against Ireland and Wales. Dispagne retired from playing at the age of 34 and began coaching Pechbonnieu-based club EVG, overseeing their promotion to the Fédérale 1 in 2009. He has since left coaching and works in the electricity industry.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dispagne, Sylvain 1968 births Living people French rugby union players France international rugby union players Rugby union players from Ariège (department) Rugby union number eights USA Perpignan players RC Narbonne players Stade Toulousain players

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