Noah Nene
French rugby union player (born 2004)
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Noah Tisie Nene (born 14 October 2004) is a French rugby union player, who plays for Stade Français and the French national team.[2]
| Full name | Noah Tisie Nene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 October 2004 Cachan, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Noah Nene first played association football – playing as a left-back for Cachan and even making the INF entry test – and judo, before starting rugby union aged 12.[3][4][5]
He spent his rugby youth years with RC Val de Bièvre before joining Stade Français in 2022, after he went through trials with them the previous year.[3][6]
After being a standout sevens player for Stade Français in the Supersevens, Nene made his professional Top 14 debut on the 30 December 2023 against Toulon.[3]
For the 2024–25 season he was loaned to US Dax in Pro D2, where he became one of the highlights of the competition, under former France assistant coach Jeff Dubois.[1][3][5]
International career
Despite first missing the youth France teams through injury, Noah Nene was capped with France U20s against Ireland in the 2024 U20 Six Nations.[1][3]
Nene was first called to the France senior team in January 2025 for the 2025 Six Nations Championship.[1][4]
Style of play
Personal life
Born in France, Nene is of Ivorian descent.[7]
