Franck Tournaire
French rugby union player
Intro | French rugby union player | |
Places | France | |
is | Athlete Rugby union player | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 4 December 1972, Narbonne | |
Age | 52 years | |
Star sign | Sagittarius |
Franck Tournaire (born 4 December 1972 in Narbonne) is a former French international professional rugby union player now playing amateur rugby for US Carcassonne.
As a prop, Tournaire played for Narbonne, Toulouse, Leicester, Perpignan and Narbonne again, ending in Pro D2 his professional career at the Racing Métro 92 Paris.
After retiring in 2008, Tournaire joined amateur club US Carcassonne in southern France.
Tournaire won 49 full caps for the French national team and won 2 Five Nations (1997 and 1998 both Grand Slams) and played in the 1999 Rugby World Cup where France were the runners-up losing in the final to Australia.