Adrien Planté (born 25 April 1985) is a French

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player. His position is

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and he currently plays for

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in the

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. He began his career with

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before moving to

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, France ...

in 2007. He has signed for Racing Metro for the current season.

Honours

* Top 14 Champion – 2008–09 * Top 14 Runner-up – 2009–10

References

1985 births Living people French rugby union players People from Longjumeau USA Perpignan players Rugby union wings Sportspeople from Essonne France international rugby union players 21st-century French people {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub