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Jordan Sepho

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Jordan Sepho
Sepho in 2024
Date of birth (1998-12-08) 8 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birthPontoise, France
Height194 cm (6 ft 4+12 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Inside centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Étang-Salé ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Réunion
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
France
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team competition

Jordan Sepho (born 8 December 1998) is a French rugby union player who competes for the France national rugby sevens team. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics and helped France win the gold medal.

Biography

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Sepho was born on 8 December 1998 in Pontoise, France.[1][2] He grew up on the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, having moved there age three.[2] As he grew up, he tried out multiple sports, including basketball, wrestling and football.[2] At age 17, he tried out rugby union for the first time, joining the local club Étang-Salé.[3]

A rugby union inside centre, Sepho stands at 194 cm (6 ft 4+12 in) and weighs 105 kilograms (231 lb).[1] He helped the Étang-Salé club win an Indian Ocean tournament and soon after was named to the Réunion national rugby union team.[3] In 2019, he competed at a tournament in Épernay, France, for the Réunion team and scored eight tries, drawing the attention of French scouts.[4] He was offered an opportunity with the French Development team and moved back to the country to join them.[4]

In 2020, Sepho was promoted to the France national rugby sevens team.[4] He made his debut for the national team at the 2020 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series, although he stated that "During my first match, I vomited from stress."[2][3] He began "shining" with the national team during the 2021/22 season, playing 11 matches with eight tries scored during two tournaments in Dubai.[4]

Sepho was an important member of the French team that won the 2023–24 SVNS over Argentina.[5][6] He was later chosen to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he helped France beat Fiji to win the gold medal.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jordan Sepho". UltimateRugby.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Plancheron-Herault, Raphael (July 2024). "Jordan Sepho (Rugby à 7) : Son palmarès et son histoire" [Jordan Sepho (rugby 7s): his record and his story]. Actu.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Baudin, Gauthier (19 May 2022). "Rugby - Sevens Series à Toulouse. Jordan Sepho : "Mon premier match, j'ai vomi de stress"" [Rugby - Sevens Series in Toulouse. Jordan Sepho: “My first match, I threw up from stress”]. Actu.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d Elisabelar, Baptiste (8 December 2021). "Rugby. France 7. L'ascension fulgurante de Jordan Sepho, la nouvelle machine septiste" [Rugby. France 7. The meteoric rise of Jordan Sepho, the new sevens machine]. Le Rugbynistère (in French). Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  5. ^ Guermeur, Emmanuel (6 June 2024). "Rugby: Sepho écrit l'histoire" [Rugby: Sepho writes history]. Le Quotidien de La Réunion [fr] (in French).
  6. ^ a b "JO Paris 2024 – Jordan Sepho, le Réunionnais au parcours atypique qui souhaite se couvrir d'or" [OJ Paris 2024 – Jordan Sepho, the Reunionnais with an atypical course that wants to cover himself with gold]. Midi Olympique (in French). 19 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Le Réunionnais Jordan Sepho médaillé d'Or aux Jeux Olympiques au Rugby à 7 : "Je suis tellement fière de mon fils"" [Reunion Islander Jordan Sepho, Gold medalist at the Olympic Games in Rugby 7s: “I am so proud of my son”]. Linfo.re (in French). 28 July 2024.