Julien Bonnaire

Infobox Rugby Union biography
playername = Julien Bonniare


fullname = Julien Bonnaire
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1978|9|20|df=yes
cityofbirth = Bourgoin-Jallieu
countryofbirth = France
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position = Flanker / Number Eight
currentclub = ASM Clermont Auvergne
clubnumber = 7
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years =
2007 ‐
clubs = CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
ASM Clermont Auvergne
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repyears = 2004 ‐
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Julien Bonnaire (born 20 September, 1978 in Bourgoin-Jallieu) is a French rugby union footballer, who played for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu in the Top 14 club premiership in France until the 2006-2007 season. He moved to ASM Clermont Auvergne during summer 2007.

Bonnaire made his international debut for France in a match against Scotland on March 21, 2004 during the 2004 Six Nations Championship, as a replacement. He earned a further two caps for France that year, in tests against Australia and the All Blacks. The following year he was in the starting lineup for France in all five of their 2005 Six Nations Championship matches as well as the June/July tests against the Springboks and Australia. He scored his first try in June 18 test against the Springboks.

He received another three test caps in November of that year. The following year he again played in every match at the Six Nations that year, which France eventually went on to win.

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External links

* [http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/france/1434.php?player=70925&includeref=dynamic RBS 6 Nations profile]
* [http://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheJoueur500000000004241.html Julien Bonnaire] on lequipe.fr
* [http://statistics.scrum.com/rugby_stats_05.asp?ID=KBO87 Julien Bonnaire] on statistics.scrum.com
* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=2106 Julien Bonnaire] on sporting-heroes.net