Andy Timo
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| Date of birth | 28 May 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.92 cm (1 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andy Timo (born 28 May 2004) is a French rugby union player. He played for France national rugby sevens team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Early life
[edit]Timo grew up in Massy in the Île-de-France region. During his youth, played judo and football before playing rugby union at school.[3]
Career
[edit]He played for RC Massy, making his debut on against Biarritz on November 18, 2022 in the Pro D2. He joined Stade Français in 2023. That year, he made his debut for the France national rugby sevens team at the SVNS World Series tournament in Toulouse.[4] He played for the France U20 side that won the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship.[5][6]
He made his debut for Stade Francais on January 13, 2024, in the Rugby Champions Cup against Leinster Rugby.[7]
He was named in the team of the tournament as France 7s won the 2024 USA Sevens in Los Angeles in March 2024, beating Great Britain in the final for their first international tournament win for 19 years.[8][9]
In July 2024, he was confirmed in the French team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[10] He scored a try to help France reach the semi-finals of the tournament.[11]
Personal life
[edit]His family has origins in Martinique.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Andy Timo". Its Rugby. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Andy Timo". All Rugby. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "XV de France U20, Stade Français… Who is Andy Timo, the hope of Massy that everyone is fighting over?". Le Parisien. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "RUGBY UNIONAndy Timo: The nugget of French rugby unearthed by Stade Français". dicodusport. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "The Bleuets are U20 world champions for the third time in a row". L'Équipe. July 14, 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Andy Timo in the World Cup final!". lerugbyenrose.fr. July 10, 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ Bontinck, Jean-Gabriel (January 13, 2024). "Champions Cup: mission almost impossible for a Stade Français bis at Leinster". Le Parisien. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Rugby à 7. Le rêve américain de l'Agenais Jefferson-Lee Joseph". francebleu. March 15, 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Antoine Dupont, Andy Timo and Paulin Riva in the typical team of the tournament". rugbyrama.fr. March 5, 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Dupont's Olympic selection confirmed as French rugby federation announces squads for Paris Games". abcnews. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (25 July 2024). "Ferocious France beat Argentina in Olympics grudge match". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens: Les Bleus triumph in Los Angeles, the Olympic goal is well underway". Francetvinfo. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.