David Skrela

David Skrela

Full name	David Skrela
Date of birth	March 2, 1979 (1979-03-02) (age 32)
Place of birth	Toulouse, France
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	98 kg (14 st 5 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Jean-Claude Skrela
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Fly-half, Centre
Amateur clubs
Years	Club / team
	Stade Français
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1997–2003 2003–2008 2008–2011 2011 –	Colomiers Paris Toulouse ASM Clermont Auvergne
correct as of February 2, 2011.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2001–	France	19	(112)
correct as of 22 October 2010.

David Skrela (born 2 March 1979, in Toulouse, France) is a French rugby union footballer. He plays for the French national side and for ASM Clermont Auvergne as a fly-half or centre. He is renowned for his tackles and his kick.

Skrela is the son of the famous French international rugby player and coach Jean-Claude Skrela. His sister, Gaëlle, is a professional basketball player. He is of Polish descent on his father's side. At his father's insistence, he completed a diploma in civil engineering at Toulouse's Institut national des sciences appliquées before beginning his rugby career full-time.Godwin, Hugh "Keys to No 10 rest in Skrela's hungry hands", The Independent, February 11, 2007 He is married to Celine, and has a daughter and a son.Cabiro, Mathieu "Carnet rose: Skrela papa". Stade Français official website, March 4, 2008 In tre years, he won the Heineken cup and The bouclier de brennus with Toulouse. On May 11, 2011, he is selected by Marc Lièvremont to participate to the next Rugby world cup. The French coach underlines Skrela's skills and maturity. The French fly half will play as Francois Trinh-Duc's luxury substitute.

Career

Club

• 1997–2003: US Colomiers
• 2003–2008: Stade Français
• 2008–2011: Stade Toulousain
• 2011–present : ASM Clermont Auvergne

International

Skrela, right, holding ball; France vs. Argentina, 7 September 2007

Skrela won his first full international cap for France on 30 June 2001 against New Zealand. He did not earn his second until six years later, when his performances for Stade Français attracted the attention of French coach Bernard Laporte. He was part of the 2007 France Six Nations and World Cup squads and played in many of the team's matches. After returning to his hometown club Toulouse he was again selected under new coach Marc Lièvremont for France's 2008 autumn tests.

Achievements

Club

• Top 14 championship: won with Stade Français in 2004, 2007.
  • Top 14 finalist: 2000 with US Colomiers, 2005 with Stade Français.
• Heineken Cup Winner: 2010 with Toulouse.
• Heineken Cup finalist: 1999 with US Colomiers, 2005 with Stade Français.
• European Challenge Cup finalist: 1998 with US Colomiers.

International

(As of 23 November 2008)

• 18 caps for France since 2001
• 28 penalties, 11 conversions, 1 drop goal (109 points)
• Annual selections: 1 in 2001, 10 in 2007, 6 in 2008
• World Cup campaigns: 2007
• Six Nations campaigns: 2007, 2008
• Six Nations champion: 2007
• France A selections: 1 in 2005 (against Ireland A)
• Universities world champion: 2000, for France University team.

(Source: French Rugby Federation official website profile.)

External links

• David Skrela on ercrugby.com
• French Rugby Federation official website profile
• David Skrela at the Internet Movie Database

References

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Name	Skrela, David
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Date of birth	1979-03-02
Place of birth	Toulouse, France
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