Marc Raynaud (born 19 March 1973) is a French former professional
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
player.
Raynaud was born in
Narbonne
Narbonne ( , , ; ; ; Late Latin:) is a commune in Southern France in the Occitanie region. It lies from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. It is located about from the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and was ...
and came through the junior ranks of
RC Narbonne
Racing Club de Narbonne Méditerannée (also known as RCNM) is a French rugby union club that play in the third-level Nationale.
They are based in Narbonne in the Aude '' département'' of Occitania. They were founded in 1907. They play at P ...
to play senior rugby for the club from 1996 to 2002. A back row forward, he gained two caps for
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
during the
1999 Five Nations Championship, against Wales at Stade de France and England at Twickenham, both in losing causes. He was with
ASM Clermont
Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne () is a French professional rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the Ligue Nationale de Rugby, French league s ...
from 2002 to 2005, then played for
US Montauban
US Montauban () is a French rugby union club that currently competes in Pro D2, the second level of the country's professional league system. They have also competed at the top level, Top 14, in the past, most recently between 2007 and 2010. The ...
, where he became head coach after retiring in 2009.
See also
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List of France national rugby union players
List of France national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the France national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match.
Note that the "position" column lists the position at w ...
References
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1973 births
Living people
French rugby union players
France international rugby union players
Rugby union number eights
Rugby union flankers
Rugby union players from Narbonne
RC Narbonne players
ASM Clermont Auvergne players
US Montauban players