Romain Ntamack
Romain Ntamack (born 1 May 1999) is a French rugby union fly-half who currently plays for Stade Toulousain in the Top 14, and the France national rugby union team.[1]
| Birth name | Romain Ntamack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 May 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Toulouse, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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International career
In November 2017, Ntamack was selected for the French Barbarian team which played and beat the Māori All Blacks 19–15. He made his senior international test debut for France in a Six Nations game against Wales, on 1 February 2019 and got this date in Roman numerals tattooed on his left forearm[2]. He was awarded the World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year in 2019. He was named Man of the Match in the Six Nations game against Wales on 22 February 2020.
International tries
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 23 February 2019 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |  |
5–0 | 27–10 | 2019 Six Nations |
| 2 | 9 February 2020 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France |  |
28–10 | 35–22 | 2020 Six Nations |
| 3 | 22 February 2020 | Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | .svg.png){kind=small} |
24–16 | 27–23 | 2020 Six Nations |
Personal life
Ntamack is the son of former French rugby union international Émile Ntamack and Marie Séguéla (formerly Ntamack - his parents are separated) who met whilst both studying sport science at university. He has a younger brother Théo also playing for Stade Toulousain and France youth teams, as a forward. They both started playing for Stade Toulousain youth teams when they were five years of age and have never known any other club. They have never been in a team formally coached by their father. [3] Ntamack is of Cameroonian descent through his paternal grandfather and Pied Noir descent through his paternal grandmother.[4] His maternal grandfather Jean-Claude Seguela was flyhalf and occasional fullback for SCA Pamiers, formative club of stars like Walter Spanghero and Yoann Huget.[5]
Honours
References
- "Romain Ntamack Profile". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- "Romain Ntamack". ESPN. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "Ntamack : Romain, sur les traces du père?" (in French). Midi-Olympique. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- "Ntamack, la grande star". 1 February 2008.
- "Emile N'Tamack: un type formidable»". La Dépèche du Midi. 30 October 1999.