Aurélien Rougerie

Aurélien Rougerie

Personal information
Full name	Aurélien Rougerie
Date of birth	(1980-09-26) 26 September 1980
Place of birth	Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Height
Weight	104 kg (229 lb; 16.4 st)
Spouse	Amandine Rougerie
Relatives	Jacques Rougerie, Christine Dulac
Club information
Position	Wing and Centre
Current club	ASM Clermont Auvergne
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points) 2001- Clermont 354 (638)
Representative teams
2001-2012 France 76 (115)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only and correct as of 17 January 2015.

Aurélien Rougerie (born 26 September 1980) is a rugby union player who plays on the wing and Centre for France and captains ASM Clermont Auvergne in the French Top 14.

Career

Aurelien Rougerie

Rougerie was born in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme. His father, Jacques Rougerie, was also a French international, playing at loosehead prop while his mother was an international at basketball (107 caps).

France

Rougerie debuted with the French national team against South Africa in 2001.

Club

Rougerie sued Phil Greening of England for a hand off during a European game in 2002 that left him with a throat injury forcing him to undergo 3 larynx surgeries. Greening was ordered to pay £29,000 in compensation.

In 2007, he won the European Challenge Cup with Clermont against Bath at the Stoop of Twickenham (22-16). Then he captained the Clermont Auvergne side that won the French championship, the Bouclier de Brennus, after 10 unlucky chances, against Perpignan in a one way final (19-6) on the 29th of May 2010.

External links

• RBS 6 Nations profile

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