Thierry Lacroix

Thierry Lacroix

Birth name	Thierry Lacroix
Date of birth	(1967-03-02) 2 March 1967
Place of birth	Nogaro, France
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flyhalf Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1995–1996 1997–1999 1999–2000 2000–2002 2002–2004 Dax Sharks (Currie Cup) Harlequins Saracens Perpignan Castres 35 19 14 7 (237) (280) (225) (10) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1989–1997 France 43 (367)

Thierry Lacroix (born 2 March 1967) is a former French rugby union footballer. He won 43 caps playing at fly-half for the French rugby union side. He made his international test debut in Strasbourg at the age of 22 on 4 November 1989, coming on as a replacement for the injured Didier Camberabero against Australia. He was part of the winning side at the 1993 Five Nations Championship. He won his final cap for France on 22 November 1997 against South Africa. Lacroix played in the 1991 Rugby World Cup - a tournament in which the French team was beaten in the quarter-final stage by the eventual losing finalist, England - and again in the 1995 Rugby World Cup in which he was the top points scorer with 112 points. France finished the 1995 tournament in 3rd place, defeating a fellow losing semi finalist, England, in the 3rd / 4th place playoff game.

Lacroix started his rugby career at US Dax in the French Ligue Nationale de Rugby. After the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, he joined Sharks in South Africa where he helped them to two Currie Cups in 1995 and 1996. He then left South Africa for England where he played for Harlequin F.C. and Saracens F.C. In 2000 he left Saracens to join USA Perpignan in France just as Thomas Castaignède signed to take up a position. Lacroix, a qualified physiotherapist, wanted to work in this domain and only played part-time rugby for Perpignan. He finished his rugby playing career at Castres Olympique at the age of 37.

External links

• Thierry Lacroix at ESPNscrum
• Thierry Lacroix on Sporting Heroes
• The Roar article on Lacroix's predictions for 2007 World Cup