Yannick Jauzion (born 28 July 1978) is a French former

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footballer. Raised in Vénès, Tarn he played at centre for

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and the France national team. During the 2000's, Jauzion was regarded as one of the best centres in the world, if not the best inside centre the Northern hemisphere has seen during the professional era. Jauzion was a member of the Toulouse team that reached the Heineken Cup final in 2003, 2004 and 2005, winning in 2003 and 2005. He was named as the man of the match in the 2005

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Final as Toulouse defeated

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. He earned his first national cap on 16 June 2001 against

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. He played in France's Grand Slam winning teams of 2002 and 2004, but was ruled out of the 2006 Six Nations Championship through injury as France emerge as champions. He played all the matches during the 2007 Six Nations Championship that France won. He also scored the winning try in the 2007 World Cup quarterfinal against

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that France won 20–18. In the 2009–2010 season, he played a central role as Toulouse won the Heineken Cup, with Jauzion collecting his third winners medal. He retired on 26 June 2013. Jauzion graduates

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External links

Yannick Jauzion's blogERC player record
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jauzion, Yannick 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Castres Rugby union players from Tarn (department) French rugby union players Stade Toulousain players Rugby union centres France international rugby union players Colomiers Rugby players University of Toulouse alumni 2003 Rugby World Cup players Occitan sportspeople