Fabien Pelous

Fabien Pelous
Fabien Pelous in Toulouse, 2008
Date of birth (1973-12-07) 7 December 1973 (age 50)
Place of birthToulouse, France
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight114 kg (17 st 13 lb)
Spousemarried
Childrenone child
Occupation(s)Physiotherapist and pro rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, number eight, flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1983–1991
1991–1995		 Saverdun
SC Graulhet		 ()
Correct as of 16 September 2007
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995–1997
1997–2009		 Dax
Toulouse
222
(60)
Correct as of 29 May 2009
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995–2007 France 118 (40)
Correct as of 14 October 2007

Fabien Pelous (born 7 December 1973) is a retired French rugby union player. A lock who also occasionally played as a number eight and flanker,[1] he played the bulk of his professional career for Stade Toulousain, and is the all-time leader in appearances for the France national team. He retired as the most-capped lock for any nation in rugby history, with 100 of his 118 France appearances at that position, a record later broken by South Africa's Victor Matfield.[1] Pelous was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2017.[2]

  1. ^ a b Griffiths, John (31 January 2011). "Unofficial world champions, Blackrock College Lions and the world's most capped lock". Ask John. ESPNScrum.com. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Five legends inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame" (Press release). World Rugby. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.