Mathieu Blin (born 20 May 1977 in Paris) is a French

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footballer playing Paris club,

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in the elite

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competition. His usual position is at hooker. In both 2003 and 2004 Stade Français won the French championship, defeating Toulouse in the 2003 final, and Perpignan in 2004. The club was also a finalist in the 2005 final, though they were defeated by Biarritz. He scored two tries in Stade's 48 to 8 win over

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in the

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quarter-final. They went on to defeat Biarritz in the semi-final, before facing Toulouse in the final at

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, which they lost. He was a replacement in the 2005–06 Top 14 9–12 semi-final loss against Toulouse.

Honours

* French Rugby Union Championship/Top 14: 2002–03, 2003–04

References

External links

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Mathieu Blin
on the European Rugby Cup website *
Mathieu Blin
on ''

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