Julien Candelon (born July 8, 1980 in
Agen
The commune of Agen (, ; ) is the prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It lies on the river Garonne southeast of Bordeaux.
Geography
The city of Agen lies in the southwestern departme ...
) is a professional
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 ...
winger currently playing for
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 ...
in the
Top 14
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.
Candelon has earned two caps for the
France national team, the first one coming on 18 June 2005 against
South Africa
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.
Julien Candelon on L'Equipe
/ref> He has scored two tries for his country. He also played for the France Sevens national team.
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Sportspeople from Agen
Rugby union players from Nouvelle-Aquitaine
1980 births
Living people
French rugby union players
France international rugby union players
USA Perpignan players
Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic rugby sevens players for France
France international rugby sevens players
Rugby union wings
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