Lionel Campergue

Lionel Campergue
Full nameLionel Campergue
Date of birth (1987-11-24) 24 November 1987 (age 37)
Place of birthPyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Bassin d'Arcachon
Youth career
2004-2007 Section Paloise
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007-2011 Section Paloise 76 (0)
2011-2013 Colomiers Rugby 22 (10)
2013-2015 CA Périgueux 35 (0)
2015-2016 AS Mâcon Rugby 14 (0)
2016-2017 US Cognac 17 (5)
2017-2021 UCS Cognac 68 (10)
2021-2023 Bassin d'Arcachon 26 (5)
Total 2007-2023 258 (30)
Correct as of 1 August 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011- Portugal 17 (10)
Correct as of 1 August 2023

Lionel Campergue (born 24 November 1987) is a French-born Portuguese rugby union player who plays as a hooker.[1][2][3]

Club career

Section Paloise

Campergue joined Pau Espoirs at 17 in 2004. He went on to make his debut in 2011 for the ProD2 side. For 4 years he played with the French side before leaving to join Colomiers.[4]

Colomiers

In his first season with Colomiers he helped them gain promotion to the ProD2. After a season returning to the ProD2 with only 6 appearances, Campergue joins Fédérale 1 side CA Périgueux.[4]

CA Périgueux

He spent 2 years at the club before joining rival side AS Macon Rugby.[4]

AS Macon Rugby

After only 14 appearances at the Fédérale 1 side he left.[4]

US Cognac / Union Cognac Saint-Jean-d'Angély

In 2016 he joined US Cognac playing one season before the team merged with Rugby Athletic Club Angérien to form Union Cognac Saint-Jean-d'Angély, where Campergue stayed for another 4 years.[4]

Bassin d'Arcachon

He joined Bassin d'Arcachon in 2021.[4] He announced he was retiring after the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

International career

Qualifying through his Portuguese mother,[5] he made his debut for the Portuguese national team in 2010 against the USA. He helped his national team qualify for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Lionel Campergue". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Lionel CAMPERGUE profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Lionel Campergue". www.ultimaterugby.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Lionel CAMPERGUE - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  5. ^ Hirigoyenberry, Propos recueillis par Patrice (12 January 2022). "Bassin d'Arcachon : rencontre avec Lionel Campergue, le talonneur du rugby club" (in French). ISSN 1760-6454. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Coupe du Monde de rugby : le talonneur du Bassin d'Arcachon qui va jouer sous les couleurs du Portugal". ici, par France Bleu et France 3 (in French). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.