Antonin Berruyer, born on 9 September 1998, is a French

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

player who plays for

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in the

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. His preferred position is flanker.

Rugby career

Berruyer started playing rugby as a youth at US Vinay. His natural strength and athleticism saw interest from

top 14 The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the French National Rugby League, also known by its French initialism o ...

side,

. He made his professional debut for

in 2017 and has become a regular at the rear of the scrum for the French side.

France U20s

• Winner of the Six Nations Under 20s Championship with the France national under-20 side.
• Winner of the

2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship The 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the eleventh annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in France by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. Twelve nations played in the tournamen ...

in 2018 with the France national under-20 rugby union team.

References

External links

Antonin Berruyer's profile
on '' allrugby.com '' French rugby union players Rugby union flankers 1998 births Living people Rugby union number eights Sportspeople from Isère FC Grenoble players {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub