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| Born | François Trinh-Duc (1986-11-11)11 November 1986 (age 39) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13 st 5 lb; 187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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François Trinh-Duc (French:[fʁɑ̃swatʁɛ̃dyk]; born 11 November 1986) is a former Frenchrugby union player. Trinh-Duc's regular position was as afly-half orinside centre.
Trinh-Duc was born inMontpellier.
Trinh-Duc started playing rugby at the age of 4 at the Pic-Saint-Loup rugby school near his native city.[1] There, he played with his futureMontpellier team-mateFulgence Ouedraogo.
With fellowMontpelliérainsLouis Picamoles andJulien Tomas, they are part of a quartet of home-grown talents embodying the success of theMontpellier Hérault Rugby Club's attempt at "shaking up the old order" of French rugby in theSeptimanieterroir which had been a historical rivalBéziers's stronghold.[2]
Trinh-Duc was called up byMarc Lièvremont to theFrance squad for the2008 Six Nations Championship,[3] and has played in all of France's matches in the competition to date.
Trinh-Duc's drop goal helpedFrance beatEngland 19–12 atEden Park[4] in quarter-final in2011 Rugby World Cup. He came on as a substitute for the injuredMorgan Parra in the 23rd minute of thefinal againstNew Zealand. He set in motion the move that led toThierry Dusautoir's try in the 47th minute and converted the try to make the score 8–7. With 15 minutes remaining and the score still at 8–7, France were awarded a penalty to put them in front for the first time, but Trinh-Duc's 48m penalty attempt was wide off the mark and the All Blacks went on to win the final.[5]
On 19 March 2021, Trinh Duc leftRacing 92 forTop 14 rivalsBordeaux from the 2021–22 season.[6]
Trinh-Duc (Vietnamese:Trịnh Đức,IPA:[ʈʂɨ̂ɲˀɗɨ̌k]) was noted as one of the first ever rugby players ofVietnamese origin to play for the French national side.[7][8] His paternal grandfather, Trịnh Đức Nhiên, was born inFrench Indochina,[9] migrated to France during theSecond World War right after theLiberation of France, and settled nearAgen in Lot-et-Garonne. Nhien later married anItalian woman; Trinh-Duc's father, Philippe, being the result of this union.[10][fn 1]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result (France-...) | Competition |
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| 1. | 5 July 2008 | Suncorp Stadium,Brisbane, Australia |  Australia | 10–40 | Test Match |
| 2. | 21 March 2009 | Stade de France,Saint-Denis, France |  Italy | 50–8 | Six Nations Championship |
| 3. | 13 June 2009 | Carisbrook,Dunedin,New Zealand |  New Zealand | 27–22 | Test Match |
| 4. | 21 November 2009 | Stade de France,Saint-Denis, France |  Samoa | 43–5 | Test Match |
| 5. | 21 November 2009 | Stade de France,Saint-Denis, France | Samoa | 43–5 | Test Match |
| 6. | 26 February 2010 | Millennium Stadium,Cardiff,Wales |  Wales | 26–20 | Six Nations Championship |
| 7. | 20 August 2011 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland |  Ireland | 26–22 | Test Match |
| 8. | 10 September 2011 | North Harbour Stadium,North Shore City,New Zealand |  Japan | 47–21 | 2011 Rugby World Cup |
| 9. | 24 September 2011 | Eden Park,Auckland,New Zealand | New Zealand | 17–37 | 2011 Rugby World Cup |
