Sébastien Bruno (born 26 August 1974 in Nîmes, France) is a French rugby union footballer who plays as a hooker for Toulon and formerly for France. Born in Nîmes, Bruno joined Sale Sharks from French club Béziers, making his debut against Leicester Tigers in 2004. In the 2005–2006 season, Bruno played as a replacement in the final as Sale Sharks won their first ever Premiership title.[1] He made his international debut in 2002 against Wales, and was selected as a member of France's 2007 Rugby World Cup squad held in France. Bruno returned to France for the 2009–10 Top 14 season signing for Toulon.
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| Date of birth | 26 August 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Nîmes, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Despite his sometimes inaccurate line-out throwing, Bruno is regarded as one of the strongest scrummaging hookers at international level.
In May 2013 he started as Toulon won the 2013 Heineken Cup Final by 16–15 against Clermont Auvergne.[2]
His son was born on New Year's Eve 2007.
Bruno is now (January 2018) the assistant coach at Lyon and one of three assistant coaches with French national team.
Honours
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sale 45-20 Leicester". BBC. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Toulon claim Heineken Cup glory". ESPN. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
External links
edit- "SÉBASTIEN BRUNO" (in French). lequipe.fr. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
- "Bruno Sébastien" (in French). itsrugby.fr. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
- "Sébastien Bruno". ercrugby.com. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
- "Sébastien Bruno". sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
- "Sebastien Bruno". salesharks.com. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
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