Pierre Corréia

Pierre Corréia

Personal information
Date of birth	4 December 1983
Place of birth	Talence, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	107 kg
Club information
Position	Loosehead prop
Current club	Albi
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points) 2005–2008 2008–2009 2009– Albi Stade Français Albi 42 (5) 17 (0) 14 (0)
Representative teams**
2008 France 01 (0)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only and correct as of 15:03, 1 March 2010 (UTC). ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 15:03, 1 March 2010 (UTC).

Pierre Corréia (born 4 December 1983) is a French rugby union player. Corréia, who is a loosehead prop, plays for Albi in the Top 14.^[1] His only game for France was against Australia on 5 July 2008.^[2]

Corréia began his professional career at Albi in 2005, but was forced to leave the club following their relegation at the end of the 2007–08 season.^[3] Having been named in the French squad for the 2008 mid-year rugby test series,^[2] Corréia was targeted by most of the Top 14 clubs.^[3] He chose to move to Stade Français, but, following a virus early in the season, he struggled for form and fitness throughout his time at the club.^[3] He returned to Albi, who had regained their Top 14 status, prior to the 2009–10 Top 14 season.^[3]

References

1. "Correia Pierre" (in French). itsrugby.fr. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
2. "Pierre Corréia". ESPN. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
3. "A look at the ins and outs in the French Top 14". rugbynetwork.net. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2010.

External links

• FFR profile (French)