Vincent Clerc

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Vincent Clerc (born 7 May 1981) is a former French professional rugby union player who played on the wing.

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Vincent Clerc

Birth and early career

Born in the city of Échirolles, suburb of the south of Grenoble (Isère), Clerc first played rugby at FC Grenoble, helping them reach the Top 16 before moving to Toulouse in 2002, where he played until 2016. Clerc earned his first cap for France on November 9, 2002 against South Africa. Whilst at Toulouse Clerc won the Heineken Cup three times in 2003, 2005 and 2010. In the 2003 final he scored Toulouse's try as they defeated Perpignan.[1][2][3]

2007 to 2010

Clerc was left out of the French squad for the 2006 Autumn Internationals, but was called up as a replacement for Cédric Heymans for the match against Ireland during the 2007 Six Nations Championship.[4] In a closely contested match at Croke Park, Clerc scored a last-gasp try to snatch a 20–17 victory for France.[5]

Clerc was picked for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

He scored 5 tries during the first two games of the 2008 Six Nations Championship against Scotland and Ireland. In a post-match interview after the match against Ireland Clerc stated to the French TV channel France 2 that he "never would have been able to score a hat-trick if Shane Horgan had been playing." Horgan and Clerc have had a long rivalry and, unfortunately for Ireland, Horgan was unfit to play. In the 2007 RBS 6 Nations tournament Vincent scored a last gasp try against Ireland. In the last game of that series of games Vincent Clerc helped France to trounce Scotland to give them the title.

During the 2008 6 Nations, media attention focused on the final match of the tournament, where Clerc and Shane Williams would play as opposite numbers. Both had scored five tries so far in the tournament, but ultimately the match, dubbed as the "Big battle of the little people" was won by Wales, with Williams scoring one final try in the competition.

Clerc ruptured the ligaments in his left knee while playing for Stade Toulousain against ASM Clermont Auvergne in April 2008. He made his club comeback in December 2008, against Mont-de-Marsan, and was recalled to the national squad for the summer 2009 tests.

In 2010, he was selected in the French Barbarians squad to play Tonga on November 26.

2011 to present

Clerc was selected in the squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, and was one of the stars of the tournament. He played every game for France and posed a constant threat on the right wing. He scored six tries for the tournament, three of them against Canada, to finish the tournament as joint top try-scorer with England's Chris Ashton.[6]

On November 17, 2012, against Argentina in Lille, Clerc scored two tries to take his overall international tally to 34 tries, overtaking Philippe Saint-André to become France's second highest try scorer. France won 39–22. Clerc said after the match:

We got off to a bad start, which is a bad habit of ours. However, we fought back and turned it round after 15 minutes. We could have scored a few more tries but we will take this. Will I ever play again after passing Philippe's mark? I hope so but I will have to talk to him![7]

Life outside of rugby

Clerc has been a consultant for the French television station France Télévisions. Also, he has been involved with the Ronald McDonald Foundation's Parents' House charity, and since 2021 has owned his a McDonald's branch in the Compans area of Toulouse in his home country of France.[8]

International tries

# Date Venue Opponent Result (France-...) Competition
1. 9 November 2002 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
30–10
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2. 23 November 2002 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
35–3
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3. 23 November 2002 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
35–3
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4. 29 March 2003 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
33–5
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5. 14 February 2004 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
35–17
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6. 19 November 2005 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, France File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
35–17
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7. 19 November 2005 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, France File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
35–17
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8. 24 June 2006 Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
36–26
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9. 11 February 2007 Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
20–17
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10. 16 September 2007 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, France File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia
87–10
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11. 16 September 2007 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, France File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia
87–10
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12. 16 September 2007 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, France File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia
87–10
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13. 21 September 2007 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
25–3
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14. 21 September 2007 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
25–3
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15. 3 February 2008 Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
27–6
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16. 3 February 2008 Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
27–6
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17. 9 February 2008 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
26–21
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18. 9 February 2008 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
26–21
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19. 9 February 2008 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
26–21
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20. 13 November 2009 Stadium Municipal, Toulouse, France File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
20–13
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21. 21 November 2009 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
43–5
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22. 12 March 2011 Stadio Flaminio, Roma, Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
21–22
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23. 19 March 2011 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales
28–9
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24. 13 August 2011 Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux, France File:IRFU flag.svg Ireland
19–12
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25. 10 September 2011 North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City, New Zealand File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
47–21
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26. 18 September 2011 McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
46–19
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27. 18 September 2011 McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
46–19
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28. 18 September 2011 McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
46–19
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29. 1 October 2011 Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
14–19
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30. 6 October 2011 Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand File:Flag of England.svg England
19–12
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31. 4 February 2012 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
30–12
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32. 20 November 2012 Grand Stade Lille Métropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
39–22
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33. 20 November 2012 Grand Stade Lille Métropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
39–22
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Honours

Toulouse

France

References

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