Pierre Capdevielle (born

Oloron-Sainte-Marie Oloron-Sainte-Marie (; oc, Auloron e Senta Maria; eu, Oloroe-Donamaria) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2015: Aquitaine), southwestern France. History The town was founded by the ...

, 30 March 1974) 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 it ...

footballer of the 1990s and 2000s, who played for

Gloucester Rugby Gloucester Rugby are a professional rugby union club based in the West Country city of Gloucester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby, as well as in the European Rugby Champions Cup. The club was formed in ...

in the Aviva Premiership during the 2009-10 Guinness Premiership and the 2010-11 Aviva Premiership seasons, as a

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. Capped three times for

France A France A, also known as France XV and France B in the past, was the former name of the second national rugby union team of France behind the French national side. In 2011 the French Rugby Federation designated the France U20 team as the second ...

, Capdevielle started his career with two seasons at

Périgueux Périgueux (, ; oc, Peireguers or ) is a commune in the Dordogne department, in the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Périgueux is the prefecture of Dordogne, and the capital city of Périgord. It is al ...

before joining ASM Clermont Auvergne. He moved to Brive in 2001 and played his part in the resurgence of the club following their relegation from the

Top 14 The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the French National Rugby League, also known by its French initialism o ...

in 2000 making more than 70 first team appearances. Capdevielle signed for

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from Brive in the summer of 2009.Capdeville signs for Gloucester
Gloucester Rugby – 18 June 2009

References

External links

Gloucester Rugby Profile
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