Yoann Huget

Yoann Huget
Birth nameYoann Huget
Date of birth (1987-06-02) 2 June 1987 (age 37)
Place of birthPamiers, France
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback / Wing
Youth career
- SC Pamiers
– Toulouse
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–2008 Toulouse 7 (0)
2008–2010 Agen 53 (80)
2010–2012 Bayonne 36 (85)
2012–2021 Toulouse 163 (295)
Correct as of 25 April 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2019 France 62 (70)
Correct as of 20 October 2019

Yoann Huget ([jo.an y.ʒe]; born 2 June 1987) is a former French rugby union player. He played as a wing or fullback.

Career

Club

He started his rugby career playing for Stade Toulousain in the 2005–06 Top 14 season. He scored his first try in November 2006 against CA Brive. He joined SU Agen in the 2008–09 Rugby Pro D2 competition. He scored 14 tries for Agen in that season and was the top try-scorer of the season. He played a few more games the following season before signing up with the Top 14 side, Bayonne. He returned to Stade Toulousain at the beginning of the 2012–13 Top 14 season.

International

After having an impressive start in the 2010–11 Top 14 season, he was selected into the France national rugby team for the 2010 end of year rugby tests. He made his international debut for France on 20 November 2010 against Argentina on the right wing. He was initially selected in France's provisional squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup but had to withdraw after missing a number of doping tests.[2] He was selected for the 2015 Rugby World Cup but picked up a cruciate ligament injury in the first game against Italy and was replaced in the squad by Rémy Grosso.[3]

International

International tries

International tries
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 June 2012 Estadio José Fierro, Tucumán, Argentina  Argentina 3–21 10–49 2012 France tour of Argentina
2 3–42
3 23 November 2013 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  South Africa 5–13 10–19 2013 Autumn Internationals
4 1 February 2014 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  England 5–0 26–24 2014 Six Nations
5 13–3
6 8 March 2014 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland  Scotland 14–14 17–19
7 22 August 2015 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  England 20–6 25–20 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up
8 12 November 2016 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, France  Samoa 16–3 52–8 2016 Autumn Internationals
9 1 February 2019 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Wales 10–0 19–24 2019 Six Nations
10 23 February 2019 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Scotland 15–3 27–10 2019 Six Nations
11 10 March 2019 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland  Ireland 26–5 26–14 2019 Six Nations
12 16 March 2019 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy  Italy 15–9 25–14 2019 Six Nations
13 30 August 2019 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Italy 5–0 47–19 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up
14 2 October 2019 Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka, Japan  United States 5–0 33–9 2019 Rugby World Cup

Honours

Club

France Toulouse

References

  1. ^ "Rugby World Cup". Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  2. ^ "FRANCE WINGER HUGET DROPPED AFTER MISSING DRUG TESTS". sixnationsrugby.com. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. ^ "France left reeling after Yoann Huget ruled out for rest of Rugby World Cup". Guardian. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2021.


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