Benjamin Boyet
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| Date of birth | 8 August 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Vienne, Isère, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin Boyet (born 8 August 1979 in Vienne, Isère) is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing in the top division of domestic French rugby, for Bayonne. His usual position is at fly-half and he has played for France.
Although he had never played for the national team before, Boyet was included in France's 2006 Six Nations Championship squad and was included as a reserve against Scotland at Murrayfield, which France lost 16 points to 20. He went on to debut off the bench in the following match (on 11 February) against Ireland at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, which France won 43 to 31. France went on to win the Six Nations Championship. His next appearance for France was against the All Blacks at Eden Park in Auckland on 2 June 2007. He played at fly-half and kicked two penalties. He was also yellow carded in the 51st minute during France's 42-11 loss.[1]
References and notes
- ^ "418th All Black Test : 1139th All Black Game". allblacks.com. Retrieved 3 June 2007.
External links
- Benjamin Boyet on sporting-heroes.net
- Benjamin Boyet on the Six Nations website
- Benjamin Boyet on the European Rugby Cup website
- Benjamin Boyet on L'Équipe (in French)