Thierry Dusautoir

Thierry Dusautoir

Dusautoir during 2011 Rugby World Cup match against Tonga
Full name	Thierry Dusautoir
Nickname	The Dark Destroyer
Date of birth	(1981-11-18) 18 November 1981 (age 35)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Blindside Flanker
Professional / senior clubs Years Club / team Apps (points) 2001–2003 2003–2004 2004–2006 2006– Bordeaux US Colomiers Biarritz Toulouse 33 9 53 207 (0) (0) (30) (70) Correct as of 25 August 2015
National team(s) Years Club / team Apps (points) 2006– 2015 France 80 (30) Correct as of 17 October 2015

Thierry Dusautoir ([tjɛ.ʁi dy.so.twaʁ]; born 18 November 1981) is a French rugby union player who currently plays for France at international level and Toulouse in the French Top 14 club competition. Dusautoir is considered as a strong ball carrier with good speed and possessing the right amount of strength to break tackles.

He first played for Bordeaux-Bègles before moving to US Colomiers for one season, and then signed with Biarritz. He played in the final of the 2005-06 Heineken Cup at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, which Biarritz lost to Irish team Munster 23–19. Despite losing the Heineken Cup, Biarritz did manage to win the final of the 2005-06 Top 14 40–13 against Toulouse.

Dusautoir was the World Rugby Player of the Year in 2011, the second French player to win the award.

Dusautoir was called up into the French squad for tests during June 2006 against Romania and the Springboks.

He made his debut for France in a test against Romania on 17 June 2006 at Cotroceni Stadium in Bucharest, Romania, which saw France defeat the Romanians 62–14 and Dusautoir scoring a try on his debut. He played in the subsequent match against the Springboks at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town with France again emerging as the victors. He left Biarritz and signed for Toulouse in 2006.