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| Born | Paul Graou 25 July 1997 Auch, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Graou (born 25 July 1997) is a French rugby union player. He currently plays as a scrum-half for Toulouse in the Top 14 and for the France national rugby union team.
Early career
[edit]Born in Auch, Graou began his playing career at FC Auch Gers, playing alongside Antoine Dupont, Grégory Alldritt, Anthony Jelonch and Pierre Bourgarit.[1][2]
Professional career
[edit]Following Auch's relegation, Graou joined Montauban.[3] After his contract expired in 2021, Graou joined Agen for the 2021–22 Rugby Pro D2 season.[4]
International career
[edit]On 29 June 2026, following the withdrawal of Dupont, Graou was called up to the national team French national team for the first time for the 2026 Nations Championship Southern Hemisphere Series.[6] He made his international debut against Japan on 18 July.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Graou is the son of former French international player Stéphane Graou.[8]
Honours
[edit]- Toulouse
- European Rugby Champions Cup:
- Winner: 2024
References
[edit]- ↑ "Notre jeune Greg Alldritt en équipe de France !!". rcauch.rugby.fr (in French). FC Auch Gers.
- ↑ "Paul GRAOU - Carrière". stadetoulousain.fr (in French). Stade Toulousain.
- ↑ Belrepayre, Rémi-Constant (30 August 2017). "Paul Graou, né pour les études et faire du rugby". ladepeche.fr (in French). La Dépêche du Midi.
- ↑ "Paul Graou signe à Agen". lequipe.fr (in French). L'Équipe. 21 April 2021.
- ↑ "Paul Graou (Agen) rejoint Toulouse pour deux saisons". lequipe.fr (in French). L'Équipe. 30 May 2022.
- ↑ Mathieu, Baptiste (29 June 2026). "XV de France : Antoine Dupont forfait" (in French). France Rugby. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "France beats Japan 42-15 in Nations Championship rugby as Lucu tallies 15 points". Associated Press. 18 July 2026. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ↑ "Rugby - SUA : la recrue Paul Graou veut "défendre un territoire !"". petitbleu.fr (in French). 15 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- France profile at FFR
- Toulouse profile