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Franck Tournaire (born 4 December 1972 in Narbonne) is a former French international professional rugby union player now playing amateur rugby for US Carcassonne.

Franck Tournaire
Date of birth (1972-12-04) 4 December 1972 (age 51)
Place of birthNarbonne
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995-1997
1997-2002
2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2007
2007-2008
2008-2010
RC Narbonne
Toulouse
Leicester
USA Perpignan
RC Narbonne
Racing Metro
Carcassonne
 
 
 
9
59
21
7
 
 
 
(5)
(20)
(0)
(0)
Correct as of February 12, 2012
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1995-2000 France 49 (10)
Correct as of October 21, 2007

As a prop, Tournaire played for Narbonne, Toulouse, Leicester, Perpignan and Narbonne again, ending in Pro D2 his professional career at the Racing Métro 92 Paris.

After retiring in 2008, Tournaire joined amateur club US Carcassonne in southern France.

Tournaire won 49 full caps for the French national team and won 2 Five Nations (1997 and 1998 both Grand Slams) and played in the 1999 Rugby World Cup where France were the runners-up losing in the final to Australia.

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