Fabien Pelous
French rugby union footballer and coach · France · On the map · Athletes · Born 1973 · age 52
Fabien Pelous is a retired French rugby union player. A lock who also occasionally played as a number eight and flanker, he played the bulk of his professional career for Stade Toulousain, and is the all-time leader in appearances for the France national team.
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Vincent Clerc Teammate at Stade Toulousain, 2002-2009
Frédéric Michalak Teammate at Stade Toulousain, 2000-2007
William Servat Teammate at Stade Toulousain, 1997-2009
Cédric Heymans Teammate at Stade Toulousain, 2001-2009
Maxime Mermoz Teammate at Stade Toulousain, 2001-2008
Raphaël Ibañez Teammate at France national team, 1996-2007
Xavier Garbajosa Teammate at Stade Toulousain, 1997-2007
Yannick Jauzion Teammate at Stade Toulousain, 2002-2009
Jean-Baptiste Élissalde Teammate at Stade Toulousain, 2002-2009
Émile Ntamack Teammate at Stade Toulousain, 1997-2005
Finau Maka Teammate at Stade Toulousain, 2001-2009
Trevor Brennan Teammate at Stade Toulousain, 2002-2007
Benoît Baby Teammate at Stade Toulousain, 2001-2007
Jean-Baptiste Poux Teammate at Stade Toulousain, 2002-2009
Olivier Magne Teammate at France national team, 1997-2007
Yannick Bru Teammate at Stade Toulousain, 1998-2007- Isitolo Maka Teammate at Stade Toulousain, 2000-2006
Alain Penaud Teammate at France national team, 1995-2000- Yann Delaigue Teammate at Stade Toulousain, 1997-2004
Yannick Nyanga Teammate at Stade Toulousain, 2005-2009
Dimitri Yachvili Teammate at France national team, 2002-2007
Sylvain Marconnet Teammate at France national team, 1998-2007
Serge Betsen Teammate at France national team, 1997-2007
Pierre Mignoni Teammate at France national team, 1997-2007
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He retired as the most-capped lock for any nation in rugby history, with 100 of his 118 France appearances at that position, a record later broken by South Africa's Victor Matfield. Pelous was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2017.
