Rémy Martin (born 10 August 1979) is a French former

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player. He played for

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internationally. His usual position was at flanker. Martin's first club was Mont de Marsan. He played six games for the club in the European Challenge Cup during the 2000–01 season, including scoring a try in the first two matches against

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and

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. The following season he signed with

Stade Français Stade Français Paris (known commonly as Stade Français, ) 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 ...

. He played in five matches for the Stade Français in the 2001–02 Heineken Cup, starting one game against

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. Martin made his international debut for France in 2002, in a match against

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during the 2002 Six Nations on 6 March. Martin played in two other tests for France during the tournament, against

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and

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. In 2003, he played four matches for Stade Français during the 2002–03 Heineken Cup, scoring a try in a pool match against

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. Stade Français made it to the final of the domestic championship of France, where they met

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. Stade Français defeated Toulouse 32-18 at

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in Saint-Denis. The following season Stade Français again made it to the final of the French championship, where they were to face USA Perpignan. Stade Français defeated Perpignan 38 points to 20 in the final, making it back-to-back championships. Stade Français made it to the final of the 2004–05 Heineken Cup, where they were to face Toulouse, who they defeated in the French championship in 2003. However, Toulouse won, 18 points to 12. Stade Français also made it to the French championship that season, but were defeated by

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37 points to 34. In 2005, he was called up to the French squad for tests against the Springboks and

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. He played in the first test against the Springboks on 18 June, and then had a starting position in the subsequent tests against South Africa again, and Australia. He earned another four caps that year, playing tests against Australia,

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and South Africa in November. In 2006, Martin played two matches for France during the 2006 Six Nations, against Scotland and Ireland. France went on to win the tournament. He was then selected in the French squad for tests against

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and the Springboks in June. He completed his move from

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during summer 2008. In 2010, he was selected in the

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squad to play

on 26 November.

Honours

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: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07

References

External links

Rémy Martin
on lequipe.fr
Reéy Martin
on

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