William Servat

William Servat

William Servat, June 2012
Full name	William Servat
Date of birth	(1978-12-09) December 9, 1978 (age 38)
Place of birth	Saint-Gaudens, France
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Hooker
Professional / senior clubs Years Club / team Caps (points) ?-1998 1998– Mazères-Cassagne Toulouse ? ? (?) (?) Correct as of 19:55, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
National team(s) Years Club / team Caps (points) 2004– France 44 (10) Correct as of 21 November 2011

William Servat (born 9 December 1978 in Saint-Gaudens, France) is a French rugby union footballer who plays as a hooker for Toulouse in the Top 14 club competition. He has now retired from Rugby Union for France after a long and successful career. In February 2012, he announced that he would become forwards coach at Toulouse in the 2012–13 season.

Born in Saint-Gaudens in the Haute-Garonne département of France, Servat began his rugby career at his local club, Mazères-Cassagne. He played for Mazères-Cassagne until 1998, when he was signed by Toulouse. In his first season at Toulouse, Servat helped the club to their fifth Top 14 title in six years. He has since been involved with just one more Top 14 title victory (in 2001), but he has helped the club to two Heineken Cup titles in 2002–03 and 2004–05.

Servat made his debut for the French national team on 14 February 2004 in a 35–17 victory over Ireland in the 2004 Six Nations Championship. That year, France won the Six Nations Grand Slam, by beating every other team in the competition, with Servat playing in every game. The following year, France came second in the Six Nations, finishing as runners-up to Wales. Servat only made one start in the 2005 tournament, but made three substitute appearances as well. Servat has now retired.