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Louis Penverne

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Louis Penverne
Date of birth (2003-02-22) 22 February 2003 (age 21)[1]
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight111 kg (17 st 7 lb; 245 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team La Rochelle
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011-2020 Rugby Ovalie Lorient ()
2020-2021 Vannes ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022- La Rochelle 13 (10)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023 France U20 8 (5)

Louis Penverne (born 22 February 2003) is a French rugby union player who plays at prop forward for Top 14 club La Rochelle.

Career

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From Brittany, he trained at Rugby Ovalie Lorient and is a former Rugby Club Vannes young player.[3]

On 30 August 2023, he signed a three-year extension with La Rochelle.[4] He made his Top 14 starting debut for the club against Toulon in January 2024.[5]

Playing for La Rochelle, he produced notable performances in the European Rugby Champions Cup during the 2023-24 season.[6]

International career

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He played for the France U20 side that won the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Louis Penverne". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Louis Penverne". All Rugby. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  3. ^ Gaubert, Lilian (26 January 2024). "À l'entraînement face à Atonio, ça vous développe rapidement, Louis Penverne pointe le bout de son nez au Stade Rochelais". Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  4. ^ Le Roy, Ghyslain (30 August 2023). "LA ROCHELLE RETAINS NEW HOPE". Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Morbihannais Louis Penverne for the first time with La Rochelle". letelegramme.fr. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  6. ^ Coetzee, Dylan (12 April 2024). "19 stars who can prove their Test credentials in the Champions Cup quarter-finals". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Penverne et l'équipe de France U20 écrasent l'Irlande et sont sacrés champions du monde de rugby". Letelegramme. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Mondial U20 : le Rochelais Louis Penverne forfait pour la finale face à l'Irlande". sudouest.fr. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
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