Fulgence Ouedraogo
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Fulgence Ouedraogo (born 21 July 1986) is a former French rugby union player.[1][2] He played the entirety of his 17 year career for Montpellier Hérault RC in the Top 14 championship. His usual position was as a flanker.
Birth name | Fulgence Ouedraogo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1986-07-21) 21 July 1986 (age 37) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 15 st 4 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ouedraogo started playing rugby at the age of six, meeting future teammate François Trinh-Duc at the Pic-Saint-Loup rugby school near Montpellier.[3] They both entered the club's youth teams at "Cadet" level (U-13/14). The two are said to be inseparable friends.
Ouedraogo and Trinh-Duc, together with fellow Montpellierains Louis Picamoles and Julien Tomas, are considered part of the young quartet of home-grown talents embodying the success of Montpellier's attempt at "shaking up the old order" of French rugby in the Septimanie terroir which had always been historical rival Béziers's stronghold.[4]
Ouedraogo is the current captain of Montpellier, and was a key player in the club's outstanding 2010–11 season. He fractured his hand in the 26–25 semi-final win, causing him to miss the final,[5] which was won by Toulouse.