Yannick Nyanga
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Date of birth | 19 December 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yannick Nyanga (born 19 December 1983 in Kinshasa, Zaire) is a former professional rugby union player who played as a flanker for Racing 92 and France, and is also known for his long tenure at Toulouse. He was a part of the victorious French team of the 2006 Six Nations Championship.
Nyanga plays at flanker in the style of a classic carrier with explosive pace from the scrum and excellent ability to support backs in later phases of play and good leg muscles to drive through the tackle, although being relatively light for a back row forward he can contain larger and more physical opposite numbers in rucks and mauls.
Career
Nyanga joined
In 2005 he established himself firmly in France's regular line-up. After holding a reserve position in France's opening wins over Scotland and England during the 2005 Six Nations, he was called up into the starting line-up for the remainder of the tournament; playing Wales, Ireland and Italy. France lost only the one match; against eventual winners Wales.
Following the
Nyanga was then capped another three times at the end of the year, in the win over Australia in Marseille, Tonga in Toulouse, as well as the 50 to six victory over Canada in Nantes, though he was partly rested, used as a reserve. He played in all of France's 2006 Six Nations the following year, which France eventually went on to win.
Toulouse finished third on the ladder for the
Nyanga shares the cover of the French version of the EA Sports game Rugby 08 with All Blacks captain Richie McCaw.
International tries
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result (France-...) | Competition |
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1. | 19 March 2005 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome, Italy | ![]() |
56–13 |
Six Nations Championship |
2. | 18 June 2005 | Kings Park, Durban, South Africa | ![]() |
30–30 |
Test match |
3. | 25 February 2006 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | ![]() |
37–12 |
Six Nations Championship |
4. | 27 September 2007 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France | ![]() |
64–7 |
2007 Rugby World Cup |
5. | 20 November 2012 | Grand Stade Lille Métropole, Lille, France | ![]() |
39–22 |
Test match |
Honours
- 2015–16[3]
References
- ^ "Stade Toulousain".
- ^ Gallagher, Brendan (3 April 2006). "Sport". telegraph.co.uk. London. Retrieved 21 July 2006.[dead link]
- ^ "Racing 92 beat Toulon to win Top 14 Rugby title". rugbyweek.com. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
External links
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- Its Rugby profile
- "Yannick Nyanga". ercrugby.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
- "Yannick Nyanga". sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
- "Yannick Nyanga" (in French). stadetoulousain.fr. Archived from the original on 24 February 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
- "Yannick Nyanga". rbs6nations.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
- "YANNICK NYANGA" (in French). equipetv.org. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
- "Nyanga Yannick" (in French). itsrugby.fr. Retrieved 15 June 2007.