Fabien Barcella

Fabien Barcella

Birth name	Fabien Barcella
Date of birth	(1983-10-27) 27 October 1983
Place of birth	Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Current team FC Grenoble Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Valence-d'Agen () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002-2004 2004-2005 2005–2006 2006-2008 2008-2014 2014-2015 2015- Agen Toulousain Valence-d'Agen Auch Biarritz Toulonnais Grenoble 1 0 27 112 3 (0) (0) (5) (5) (0) Correct as of 31 December 2014 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008-2011 France 26 (0) Correct as of 31 October 2011

Fabien Barcella (born 27 October 1983 in Agen) is a French rugby union player, currently playing for FC Grenoble in the Top 14 league in France. He also plays for France.

Domestic Clubs

Barcella played for Toulouse before joining Valence-d'Agen in 2005. He then went on to play for Auch between 2006 and 2008. In 2008 he joined Biarritz Olympique where he made his Heineken Cup debut.

International Selection

In 2008 French coach Marc Lievremont sprung a surprise when he called up Barcella for the 2008 Six Nations Championship match against Italy at the Stade de France. He was also called up to the Wales game a week later. He featured again in the Autumn against Argentina. During the 2009 Six Nations Championship, he was in competition with Sale prop Lionel Faure for the starting job, which he obtained, making big performances. He played at the 2011 Rugby World Cup squad in New Zealand.

He was later called for test matches against New Zealand and Australia in June, where he made a number of standout performances. Barcella is often seen as one of the best loose head props in the world, his ability to destroy his opposite number in the scrum and cause havok around the pitch with his brute aggression often sets him apart from his peers.