Mathieu Barrau (born 3 September 1977 in

Beaumont-de-Lomagne Beaumont-de-Lomagne (; Languedocien dialect, Languedocien: ''Bèumont de Lomanha'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, re ...

, France) is a French international

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principally for

SU Agen Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne (), commonly referred to as SU Agen, Agen () or SUALG, is a French professional rugby union club based in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne that competes in the Pro D2, France's second division of rugby. Founded in 1908, ...

. Barrau made his international début for

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in July 2004, against

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, but would have to fight with

Pierre Mignoni Pierre Mignoni (born 28 February 1977) is a French former rugby union footballer who is currently the head coach for Toulon. He won 28 caps for the France national team between 1997 and 2007. Mignoni's first club was Toulon, playing with them f ...

Dimitri Yachvili Dimitri Yachvili Markarian (born 19 September 1980) is a French former rugby union footballer who played as a scrum-half for Biarritz and France. He played for France from 2002 to 2012, earning 61 caps and scoring 373 points. With them he playe ...

Frédéric Michalak Frédéric Michalak (born 16 October 1982) is a French former rugby union player. His early career was spent playing for his hometown team, Toulouse, in the Top 14 and in the Heineken Cup. He moved to South Africa to play for the Sharks in the ...

but mostly

Jean-Baptiste Élissalde Jean-Baptiste Élissalde (born 23 November 1977) is a former French Rugby Union, French rugby union player, playing either as a Scrum-half (rugby union), scrum-half or as a Fly-half (rugby union), fly-half, and most recently defense coach for Mo ...

for the France number 9 shirt. .

Career

Born on 3 September 1977 in

, Mathieu Barrau is a former French international rugby union scrum-half primarily associated with SU Agen. Standing at 1.73 m and weighing around 79 kg, he began his senior club career with

Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain () (), also referred to as Toulouse, is a professional rugby union club based in Toulouse, France. They compete in the Top 14, France's top division of rugby, and the European Rugby Champions Cup. Toulouse is the most successfu ...

(1995–1997), followed by spells at USA Perpignan (1997–1999), SU Agen (1999–2005; 2006–2009), and

Castres Olympique Castres Olympique (, ) is a French rugby union club located in the Occitanian city of Castres and is currently competing in the Top 14, the top level of the French league system. Founded in 1898, the club took its current name in 1906. They pla ...

(2005–2006). Barrau earned three Test caps for

, making his international debut during the 2004 tour of North America—with his first match against the USA—and concluding his national career within the same series . At club level, he made significant contributions, appearing in European competitions with Perpignan, Agen, and Castres, and was part of the Perpignan side that reached the French Championship final in 1998.https://www.sudouest.fr/sport/rugby/su-agen/top-14-le-preparateur-physique-du-su-agen-mathieu-barrau-claque-la-porte-2625665.php

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barrau, Mathieu 1977 births Living people French rugby union players Rugby union scrum-halves France international rugby union players SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne players Rugby union players from Tarn-et-Garonne