Nicolas Durand (born 4 October 1982 in Toulouse, France) is a French rugby union footballer who plays scrum-half for USAP in France's Top 14 competition. His first professional club was Toulouse whom he played for in 2002. From 2002 until 2004 he played for Béziers. Upon their relegation to Pro D2 after the 2003–04 season, he moved to Perpignan, where he played for six seasons before arriving in Paris for the 2010–11 season.

Nicolas Durand
Birth nameNicolas Durand
Date of birth (1982-10-04) 4 October 1982 (age 42)
Place of birthToulouse, France
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight78 kg (12 st 4 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Lyon OU
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002
2002-2004
2004–2010
2010-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2015-17
Toulousain
Béziers
Perpignan
Racing Métro
Toulonnais
Perpignan
Lyon OU

24
176
40
19
25
35

(14)
(152)
(10)
(0)
(0)
(5)
Correct as of 14 December 2019
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005
2007
France A
France
2
2
(0)
(0)
Correct as of 9 June 2007

Durand has played age grade level representative rugby for France's Under 18, Under 19, and Under 21 teams. He has also played twice for France. In May 2007 he was selected for France's Test squad to play the All Blacks in New Zealand, and made his Test début against the All Blacks on 2 June 2007.

References

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  1. ^ "FrenchRugbyClub Racing-Métro 92 squad". FrenchRugbyClub.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
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