Paul Boudehent
_(cropped).jpg) Boudehent with France in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 1999 Angers, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Pierre Boudehent (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Boudehent (born 21 November 1999) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Top 14 club La Rochelle, and for France.
Early life
[edit]Paul Boudehent started rugby in Angers, then moved to Nantes in 2014 and finally joined the La Rochelle youth system in 2017.[1]
Professional career
[edit]On 17 January 2023, Boudehent was first called by Fabien Galthié to the France national team for the 2023 Six Nations Championship.[2]
International tries
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 9 November 2024 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |  Japan
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43–7 | 52–12 | 2024 Autumn internationals |
| 2 | 50–12 | |||||
| 3 | 16 November 2024 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |  New Zealand
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15–17 | 30–29 | |
| 4 | 23 February 2025 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy |  Italy
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17–26 | 24–73 | 2025 Six Nations |
| 5 | 8 March 2025 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland |  Ireland
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13–13 | 25–42 |
Personal life
[edit]Boudehent is the younger brother of Pierre Boudehent, who also plays at La Rochelle as a centre or a wing.[3]
Honours
[edit]
- La Rochelle
- 2× European Rugby Champions Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23
- 1× European Rugby Champions Cup runner-up: 2020–21
- 2× Top 14 runner-up: 2020–21, 2022–23
References
[edit]- ^ "Paul BOUDEHENT: profile and stats". All.Rugby. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ Coudry, Arnaud (17 January 2022). "XV de France : un groupe de 42 joueurs pour le Tournoi avec huit néophytes, dont Delbouis, Coly et Bielle-Biarrey". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ David, Arnaud (20 October 2022). "Le rugby, c'est aussi une histoire de fratries". Sud Ouest (in French). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- France profile at FFR
- Stade Rochelais profile
- Paul Boudehent at European Professional Club Rugby
- Paul Boudehent at All.Rugby
- Paul Boudehent at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
- Paul Boudehent at ESPNscrum (archived)
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Categories:
- 1999 births
- Sportspeople from Angers
- Living people
- French rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- Stade Rochelais players
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- France international rugby union players
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- Rugby union players from Pays de la Loire
- French rugby union biography, 1990s birth stubs