François Trinh-Duc

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François Trinh-Duc

François Trinh-Duc (French: [fʁɑ̃swa tʁɛ̃dyk]; born 11 November 1986) is a former French rugby union player. Trinh-Duc's regular position was as a fly-half or inside centre.

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François Trinh-Duc
Birth nameFrançois Trinh-Duc
Date of birth (1986-11-11) 11 November 1986 (age 38)
Place of birthMontpellier, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb; 187 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Pic-Saint-Loup ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–2016 Montpellier 201 (607)
2016–2019 Toulon 61 (301)
2019–2021 Racing 92 30 (46)
2021–2022 Bordeaux Bègles 26 (81)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2018 France 66 (93)
Medal record
Men's Rugby union
Representing  France
Rugby World Cup
2011 New ZealandSquad
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Early life

Trinh-Duc was born in Montpellier.

Trinh-Duc started playing rugby at the age of 4 at the Pic-Saint-Loup rugby school near his native city.[1] There, he played with his future Montpellier team-mate Fulgence Ouedraogo.

Rugby career

With fellow Montpelliérains Louis Picamoles and Julien Tomas, they are part of a quartet of home-grown talents embodying the success of the Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club's attempt at "shaking up the old order" of French rugby in the Septimanie terroir which had always been historical rival Béziers's stronghold.[2]

Trinh-Duc was called up by Marc Lièvremont to the France squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship,[3] and has played in all of France's matches in the competition to date.

Trinh-Duc's drop goal helped France beat England 19–12 at Eden Park[4] in quarter-final in 2011 Rugby World Cup. He came on as a substitute for the injured Morgan Parra in the 23rd minute of the final against New Zealand. He set in motion the move that led to Thierry Dusautoir's try in the 47th minute and converted the try to make the score 8–7. With 15 minutes remaining and the score still at 8–7, France were awarded a penalty to put them in front for the first time, but Trinh-Duc's 48m penalty attempt was wide off the mark and the All Blacks went on to win the final.[5]

On 19 March 2021, Trinh Duc left Racing 92 for Top 14 rivals Bordeaux from the 2021–22 season.[6]

Personal life

Trinh-Duc (Vietnamese: Trịnh Đức, IPA: [ʈʂɨ̂ɲˀ ɗɨ̌k]) was noted as one of the first ever rugby players of Vietnamese origin to play for the French national side.[7][8] His paternal grandfather, Trịnh Đức Nhiên, was born in French Indochina,[9] migrated to France during the Second World War right after the Liberation of France, and settled near Agen in Lot-et-Garonne. Nhien later married an Italian woman; Trinh-Duc's father, Philippe, being the result of this union.[10][fn 1]

International tries

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#DateVenueOpponentResult (France-...)Competition
1.5 July 2008Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia Australia
10–40
Test Match
2.21 March 2009Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France Italy
50–8
Six Nations Championship
3.13 June 2009Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand New Zealand
27–22
Test Match
4.21 November 2009Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France Samoa
43–5
Test Match
5.21 November 2009Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France Samoa
43–5
Test Match
6.26 February 2010Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales Wales
26–20
Six Nations Championship
7.20 August 2011Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Ireland
26–22
Test Match
8.10 September 2011North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City, New Zealand Japan
47–21
2011 Rugby World Cup
9.24 September 2011Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand
17–37
2011 Rugby World Cup
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Footnotes

  1. Photograph of Trinh Duc Nhien, from travailleurs-indochinois.org (see list for "Trinh Duc Nhien": la liste du memorial

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