Imanol Harinordoquy
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| Full name | Imanol Harinordoquy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 February 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bayonne, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Number 8 | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1995-1999 | Nafarroa | () | |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1999–2004 2004-2014 2014-2016 |
Pau Biarritz Stade Toulousain |
47 212 48 |
((25) (123) (10)) |
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Correct as of 10 July 2016
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2002-2012 | France | 82 | ((65)) |
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Correct as of 14 November 2014
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Imanol Harinordoquy (born 20 February 1980) is a French, Basque speaking, rugby union player who typically plays as a number 8 for Stade Toulousain at club level in the Top 14 and for France internationally. Before signing with Biarritz ahead of the 2004–05 season, he played club rugby at Pau.
Harinordoquy has won two Top 14 titles (2005, 2006), five Six Nations victories (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2010), which included three Grand Slams (2002, 2004, 2010) and the 2012 Amlin Cup. He has also lost 2 Heineken Cup finals, in 2006 and 2010.
A native of Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Harinordoquy grew up in St-Jean-Pied-de-Port (Basque: Donibane Garazi). He grew up playing many sports, among them pelota, swimming, football and judo. Harinordoquy began concentrating on the sport of rugby following a knee injury at the age of 14, which limited his football development. He began his career playing for US Nafarroa and quickly advanced in the sport. While excelling at Nafarroa and later Pau, Harinordoquy represented France at under-19 and under-21 levels. He was also brought up in the family's cattle-trading business; when it came time for him to choose between the business and rugby, he opted for the latter. Harinordoquy did, however, earn a BTS in agricultural management.
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