Charles Ollivon (born 11 May 1993) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Top 14 club Toulon and the France national team.
 Ollivon representing France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (251 lb; 17 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editOllivon started his rugby career in the Academy Bayonne side at the age of 16, before being promoted to the main side in 2012 at the age of 19. During the 2012–13 Top 14 season, Charles made his professional debut against Bordeaux Bègles on 30 March 2013, coming off the bench. He could have played in more matches that season, but a shoulder injury required him to have surgery in April 2013. The following season, he played in 9 matches, making his run on debut on 4 September 2013 in a 55–0 defeat to Clermont. However, in January 2014 he suffered from another injury which saw him miss most of the season. He returned to the team in late March, but was brought slowly into the team, making several appearances off the bench. During the 2014–15 Top 14 season, he started in almost every match of the season, putting in regular good performances at the back of the pack (Number 8).
International career
editHis strong ball carrying and break down work was recognized by French coach Philippe Saint-André, and therefore was named in his squad for the 2014 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He made his debut for France on 8 November 2014 against Fiji off the bench.
In January 2015 he was named in the France 31-man squad for the 2015 Six Nations Championship by coach Saint-André.[1]
Ollivon made a comeback from a series of injuries in 2019, earning a spot in France's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. He went on to start against Argentina and Tonga during the pool stages, also starting in the quarter-finals, against Wales. Ollivon scored a try against Wales, but France went on to lose 19-20 after a red card to Sebastien Vahaamahina.
Ollivon was announced as the new captain of the French men's national rugby team in January 2020 by coach Fabien Galthié, following the retirement of previous captain Guilhem Guirado.[2] In his first game as captain, Charles scored 2 tries against England and led them to a 24-17 victory.
Career statistics
editList of international tries
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 12 November 2016 | Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse, France |  Samoa
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16–3 | 52–8 | 2016 Autumn internationals |
| 2 | 20 October 2019 | Ōita Stadium, Ōita, Japan |  Wales
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10–0 | 19–20 | 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 3 | 2 February 2020 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |  England
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15–0 | 24–17 | 2020 Six Nations |
| 4 | 22–0 | |||||
| 5 | 9 February 2020 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |  Italy
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13–0 | 35–22 | |
| 6 | 8 March 2020 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland |  Scotland
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15–28 | 17–28 | |
| 7 | 24 October 2020 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Wales
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29–16 | 38–21 | Test Match |
| 8 | 14 February 2021 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland |  Ireland
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7–3 | 15–13 | 2021 Six Nations |
| 9 | 20 March 2021 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Wales
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25–30 | 32–30 | |
| 10 | 20 November 2022 | Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse, France |  Japan
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19–3 | 35–17 | 2022 Autumn internationals |
| 11 | 11 March 2023 | Twickenham, London, England | England
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3–25 | 10–53 | 2023 Six Nations |
| 12 | 10–39 | |||||
| 13 | 12 August 2023 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France | Scotland
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25–10 | 30–27 | 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches |
| 14 | 21 September 2023 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France |  Namibia
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17–0 | 96–0 | 2023 Rugby World Cup |
| 15 | 80–0 | |||||
| 16 | 25 February 2024 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Italy
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5–0 | 13–13 | 2024 Six Nations |
References
edit- ^ "Six Nations 2015: Noa Nakaitaci named in France squad". BBC Sport. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "Flanker Charles Ollivon named as new captain of France".
External links
edit- France profile at FFR
- Charles Ollivon at ESPNscrum
- Charles Ollivon at ItsRugby.co.uk
