Alain Penaud
Alain Penaud (born 19 July 1969) is a French former rugby union player who held the position of fly-half.
| Date of birth | 19 July 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Juillac, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Damian Penaud (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | CCO of Andros | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was known for his vision of the game, his audacity and his ball carrying and played mainly for Brive, where he scored 449 points within 334 games all in all and won the Heineken Cup in 1997. Penaud is widely acknowledged as one of the best Brive players of all time. He later won French Rugby Union Championship (named at that time Élite 1) with Toulouse in 2001.
He was selected 32 times for the French national team and won the 1997 Five Nations Championship clinching a Grand Slam. His international career was restricted due to his strong personality and the tactical choices of many coaches. He has indeed never been selected for a World Cup, even though his career has covered five tournaments.
His son is French rugby union international Damian Penaud.