Baptiste Couilloud

Baptiste Couilloud
Full nameBaptiste Amédée Couilloud
Date of birth (1997-07-22) 22 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birthLyon, France
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Lyon
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016– Lyon 163 (372)
Correct as of 23 October 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2017 France U20 19 (32)
2017 French Barbarians 1 (0)
2018– France 17 (20)
Correct as of 10 July 2024

Baptiste Amédée Couilloud (born 22 July 1997) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Top 14 club Lyon and the France national team.[1]

Professional career

Couilloud was called up to the French national team for the first time ahead of France's second 2018 Six Nations Championship match against Scotland as a replacement for Antoine Dupont who was injured in the first match against Ireland.[2] He made his debut two weeks later against Italy coming on for Maxime Machenaud in the 70th minute of an eventual 34–17 home victory.[3]

Career statistics

List of international tries

International tries
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 July 2021 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia  Australia 0–8 33–30 2021 Australia test series
2 9 July 2022 National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  Japan 15–18 15–20 2022 Japan test series
3 5 August 2023 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland  Scotland 3–5 25–21 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
4 21 September 2023 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France  Namibia 59–0 96–0 2023 Rugby World Cup

References

  1. ^ "Baptiste Couilloud Profile". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. ^ XV de France : Le groupe pour l’Ecosse
  3. ^ France-Italie 34–17


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