PROFILPELAJAR.COM

François Trinh-Duc
Birth name	François Trinh-Duc
Date of birth	11 November 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Montpellier, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	85 kg (13 st 5 lb; 187 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fly-half, Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	Pic-Saint-Loup
Senior career
Years	Team
2004–2016	Montpellier
2016–2019	Toulon
2019–2021	Racing 92
2021–2022	Bordeaux Bègles
International career
Years	Team
2008–2018	France
Men's Rugby union
Representing France
Rugby World Cup

François Trinh-Duc (French: [fʁɑ̃swa tʁɛ̃dyk]; born 11 November 1986) is a former French rugby union player. Trinh-Duc's regular position was as a fly-half or inside centre.

Early life

Trinh-Duc was born in Montpellier.

Trinh-Duc started playing rugby at the age of 4 at the Pic-Saint-Loup rugby school near his native city.^[1] There, he played with his future Montpellier team-mate Fulgence Ouedraogo.

Rugby career

With fellow Montpelliérains Louis Picamoles and Julien Tomas, they are part of a quartet of home-grown talents embodying the success of the Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club's attempt at "shaking up the old order" of French rugby in the Septimanie terroir which had always been historical rival Béziers's stronghold.^[2]

Trinh-Duc was called up by Marc Lièvremont to the France squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship,^[3] and has played in all of France's matches in the competition to date.

Trinh-Duc's drop goal helped France beat England 19–12 at Eden Park^[4] in quarter-final in 2011 Rugby World Cup. He came on as a substitute for the injured Morgan Parra in the 23rd minute of the final against New Zealand. He set in motion the move that led to Thierry Dusautoir's try in the 47th minute and converted the try to make the score 8–7. With 15 minutes remaining and the score still at 8–7, France were awarded a penalty to put them in front for the first time, but Trinh-Duc's 48m penalty attempt was wide off the mark and the All Blacks went on to win the final.^[5]

On 19 March 2021, Trinh Duc left Racing 92 for Top 14 rivals Bordeaux from the 2021–22 season.^[6]

Personal life

Trinh-Duc (Vietnamese: Trịnh Đức, IPA: [ʈʂɨ̂ɲˀ ɗɨ̌k]) was noted as one of the first ever rugby players of Vietnamese origin to play for the French national side.^[7]^[8] His paternal grandfather, Trịnh Đức Nhiên, was born in French Indochina,^[9] migrated to France during the Second World War right after the Liberation of France, and settled near Agen in Lot-et-Garonne. Nhien later married an Italian woman; Trinh-Duc's father, Philippe, being the result of this union.^[10]^{[fn 1]}

International tries

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result (France-...)	Competition
1.	5 July 2008	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia	Australia	10–40	Test Match
2.	21 March 2009	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Italy	50–8	Six Nations Championship
3.	13 June 2009	Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand	New Zealand	27–22	Test Match
4.	21 November 2009	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Samoa	43–5	Test Match
5.	21 November 2009	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Samoa	43–5	Test Match
6.	26 February 2010	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales	Wales	26–20	Six Nations Championship
7.	20 August 2011	Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland	Ireland	26–22	Test Match
8.	10 September 2011	North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City, New Zealand	Japan	47–21	2011 Rugby World Cup
9.	24 September 2011	Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	New Zealand	17–37	2011 Rugby World Cup

Footnotes

^ Photograph of Trinh Duc Nhien, from travailleurs-indochinois.org (see list for "Trinh Duc Nhien": la liste du memorial

References

^ "Old friends, new blood". Scotland on Sunday. 2 March 2008.
^ Cain, Nick (17 February 2008). "Montpellier shaking up the old order". London: Times Online. Retrieved 2 May 2010.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Marty replaces Fritz for France". BBC Sport. 30 January 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
^ "France shock England to advance to semi-finals". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
^ "All Blacks survive scare to clinch Cup". Rugby World Cup. 23 October 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
^ "Ex-France fly-half Trinh-Duc heading to Bordeaux-Begles". AU Yahoo Sports. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
^ "Trinh-Duc brings Asian spice to French league (AFP)". Expatica.com. 15 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
^ "Trinh-Duc brings Asian spice to French league". Thanh Nien Daily. 16 January 2008. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
^ "Mixed blessings for first-five". The Dominion Post. Wellington. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
^ Trinh-Duc the face of French new wave Archived 14 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Brisbane Times, 23 June 2009