Yannick Jauzion (born 28 July 1978 in

Castres Castres (; ''Castras'' in the Languedocian dialect, Languedocian dialect of Occitan language, Occitan) is the sole Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administ ...

) is a French former

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footballer. Raised in Vénès, Tarn he played at

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for

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 ...

and the France national team. During the 2000's, Jauzion was regarded as one of the best centres in the world, if not the best inside centre the Northern hemisphere has seen during the pro era. Jauzion was a member of the Toulouse team that reached the Heineken Cup final in 2003, 2004 and 2005, winning in 2003 and 2005. He was named as the man of the match in the 2005

Heineken Cup The European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Heineken Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union tournament organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the top-tier competition for clubs who compete in a pre ...

Final as Toulouse defeated

Stade Français Stade Français Paris Rugby () is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French clubs of the modern era. The ...

. He earned his first national cap on 16 June 2001 against

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. He played in France's Grand Slam winning teams of 2002 and 2004, but was ruled out of the

2006 Six Nations Championship The 2006 Six Nations Championship was the seventh series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship to be held since the competition expanded in 2000 to include Italy. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this ...

through injury as France emerge as champions. He played all the matches during the

2007 Six Nations Championship The 2007 Six Nations Championship was the eighth series of the rugby union Six Nations Championship. Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 113th series of the international championship. Fifteen mat ...

that France won. He also scored the winning try in the 2007 World Cup quarterfinal against

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that France won 20–18. In the 2009–2010 season, he played a central role as Toulouse won the Heineken Cup, with Jauzion collecting his third winners medal. He retired on 26 June 2013. Jauzion graduates

École d'ingénieurs de Purpan Located in the campus of University of Toulouse in France, École d'ingénieurs de Purpan is a Graduate Engineering school, created in 1919. It is one of the National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse schools. Its different curricula lead to th ...

References

External links

Yannick Jauzion's blogERC player record
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jauzion, Yannick 1978 births Living people People from Castres French rugby union players Stade Toulousain players Rugby union centres France international rugby union players Sportspeople from Tarn (department) US Colomiers players University of Toulouse alumni