Nicolas Durand (born 4 October 1982 in

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) is a French

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footballer who plays scrum-half for USAP in France's

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competition. His first professional club was

whom he played for in 2002. From 2002 until 2004 he played for

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. Upon their relegation to

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after the 2003–04 season, he moved to

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, where he played for six seasons before arriving in Paris for the 2010–11 season. Durand has played age grade level representative rugby for France's Under 18, Under 19, and Under 21 teams. He has also played twice for

. In May 2007 he was selected for

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squad to play the

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, and made his Test ''début'' against the All Blacks on 2 June 2007.

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* * * * 1982 births Living people French rugby union players Rugby union scrum-halves Racing 92 players USA Perpignan players RC Toulon players France international rugby union players Rugby union players from Toulouse Stade Toulousain players AS Béziers Hérault players Lyon OU Rugby players {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub