Silvère Tian

Silvère Tian
Date of birth	July 19, 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.8 0 m
Weight	85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fullback
Current team	Oyonnax
Youth career
1986–1998	Abidjan
Senior career
Years	Team
1998–2000; 2001–2003; 2003–2006; 2006–2008; 2008–2010; 2010–2011; 2011–2013; 2013–2018	Rodez; Flers; Tours; Bourg-en-Bresse; Oyonnax; Bourgoin-Jallieu; SU Agen; Oyonnax
	Correct as of 12 April 2019
International career
Years	Team
1997–	Ivory Coast
	Correct as of May 18, 2011

Silvère Tian (born July 19, 1980) is an Ivorian rugby union fullback.

Career[edit]

Born in Abidjan, Tian started playing rugby at age 6 in the city.^[1] He took part in the 1998 Under-21 World Championships^[1] that were held in France^[2] and attracted the attention of the Rodez recruiters.^[1] He left for Flers after a difficult couple of years. After two years, he left for Fédérale 1 club Tours, where he stayed for three years. His breakthrough came when he joined Bourg-en-Bresse, whom he helped get promoted to Pro D2. He attracted the attention of Oyonnax, where he finished the Pro D2 top scorer for the 2009–10 Rugby Pro D2 season.^[3] He was then recruited by Top 14 team Bourgoin-Jallieu, but, due to their important financial troubles, they had to let him leave for Agen in February 2011.^[4]

Tian was handed a 16-month suspension following an incident with a referee on 2 April 2016. Tian was annoyed to have been given a yellow card and allegedly insulted and threatened referee Romain Poite. Poite then decided to give him a red card, and Tian had to be restrained by security.^[5]

He joined US Nantua-Port Rugby Haut-Bugey in the Fédérale 2 for the 2018–19 season.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Silvère Tian" (in French). Le Rugbynistère. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
^ "Rugby, championnat du Monde juniors : La région Midi-Pyrénées carrefour de l'ovale" (in French). La Dépêche du Midi. 1998-03-25. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
^ "Meilleurs réalisateurs de Pro D2 pour la saison 2009–10" (in French). LNR. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
^ "Bourgoin : Tian file à l'ennemi" (in French). Rugby-transferts. 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
^ Mustard, Extra. "Rugby player threatens ref, suspended 16 months".

[Rugbynistère-1] "Silvère Tian" (in French). Le Rugbynistère. Retrieved 2011-05-18.

[Junior-2] "Rugby, championnat du Monde juniors : La région Midi-Pyrénées carrefour de l'ovale" (in French). La Dépêche du Midi. 1998-03-25. Retrieved 2011-05-18.

[LNR_stats-3] "Meilleurs réalisateurs de Pro D2 pour la saison 2009–10" (in French). LNR. Retrieved 2011-05-18.

[Transfers-4] "Bourgoin : Tian file à l'ennemi" (in French). Rugby-transferts. 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2011-05-18.

[5] Mustard, Extra. "Rugby player threatens ref, suspended 16 months".

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