Draft:Clément Mondinat
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Comment: Most of the sources sourced here are regular for sport players, I can't find any news articles mostly talking about the player. TheNuggeteer (talk) 07:54, 19 June 2024 (UTC)
| Date of birth | 29 October 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tarbes, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb; 172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clément Mondinat (born 29 October 2003) is a French rugby union player who plays as a Fly-half for Pau in the Top 14 and represents the France U20 team. He made his Top 14 debut with Pau on 1 October 2022.
Playing Career
[edit]Early Years
[edit]Mondinat began his rugby journey in 2008 at his hometown club, USC Pouyastruc. In 2017, he joined Tarbes as a junior player. Two years later, he moved to Pau to continue his development with the club's academy.
Professional Career
[edit]Clément Mondinat began his professional career in January 2021 during the 2021–22 Top 14 season, at the age of eighteen, playing in the 2021–22 EPCR Challenge Cup against CA Brive [1]. In May 2022, he was called up for a training camp with the France U20 team[2], though he did not play any official matches that year[3].
At the start of the 2022–23 Top 14 season, Mondinat gained attention in the 2022 Supersevens Series and was included in the professional squad for summer friendly matches[4]. Following Antoine Hastoy's departure to La Rochelle, Mondinat, alongside Thibault Debaes, was considered a potential successor[5]. His Top 14 debut came in October 2022 against RC Toulon during the 2022–23 Top 14 season.[6] In June 2023, he was selected for the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship alongside three other Section Paloise players: Théo Attissogbé, Brent Liufau, and Hugo Auradou[7].
After serving as a substitute for the first two group matches, Mondinat delivered a standout performance in the third match against Wales, earning the Man of the Match title[8]. His performance included a flawless kicking display, successfully converting all six attempts[9]. At the end of the competition, he became a World Champion with the French U20 team after a dominant 50–14 victory in the final against Ireland, coming on as a substitute for Hugo Reus[10].
Despite his World Champion title during the summer, the 2023–24 Top 14 season has been challenging for Mondinat. He underwent knee surgery following an injury during the 2023 Supersevens Series, causing him to miss ten weeks[11]. Upon returning to play with the youth team, Mondinat fractured his thumb in February 2024, leading to another period of unavailability[12]. This absence came as Section Paloise faced a shortage of fly-halves, with Joe Simmonds injured and Thibault Debaes on loan to RC Vannes[13]. The team was left with only Axel Desperes as a fit fly-half[14].
The 2024–25 season is expected to be a breakthrough for the young player.[15] However, in August 2024, Mondinat suffered a meniscus injury that sidelined him for three months.[16]
International Career
[edit]Mondinat was part of the France U20 team that won the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship.[17] He played four games during the tournament, including a standout performance against Wales where he scored a try and was named man of the match.[18]
Honours
[edit]International
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Challenge Cup : rajeunie, la Section Paloise meurt tout près du bonus à Brive". La République des Pyrénées (in French). 14 January 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ Perrin, Thibault (18 May 2022). "RUGBY: Which Top 14 Club Sends the Most Young Talent to the U20 Camp?". lerugbynistere.fr. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
itsrugby2was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Vidal, Dorian (29 August 2022). "In Extenso Supersevens - La pépite de l'étape paloise : Mondinat, à l'aise dans son Hameau". rugbyrama.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "« Debaes et Mondinat peuvent remplacer Hastoy », selon nos experts". La République des Pyrénées (in French). 31 August 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Section Paloise - RC Toulon - J5 - 2022-2023 | Top 14 - Site Officiel". Ligue Nationale de Rugby (in French). Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Lannessans, Georges (1 June 2023). "Gailleton avec le XV de France, quatre Palois avec les U20". Sud Ouest (in French). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Man of the Match: Mondinat, Conductor of the Bleuets". rugbyrama.fr. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Coupe du monde U20 de rugby : Depoortere en patron, le problème des cartons... Les tops et flops après France-pays de Galles". Le Figaro (in French). 4 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ Dufy, Guillaume (14 July 2023). "Les Bleuets champions du monde U20 pour la troisième fois d'affilée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Letort, Grégory (29 October 2023). "Section Paloise : Mondinat arrêté au moins deux mois". La République des Pyrénées (in French).
- ^ Carrère, Jérôme (15 February 2024). "Manu de nouveau disponible, Decron et Mondinat à l'arrêt". La République des Pyrénées (in French).
- ^ Lannessans, Georges (16 February 2024). "Section Paloise : à trop tirer sur Simmonds, la corde a fini par casser". Sud Ouest (in French).
- ^ Letort, Grégory (19 February 2024). "Top 14 : la Section Paloise officialise le retour de Debaes". La République des Pyrénées (in French).
- ^ "Top 14. Section Paloise : une jeunesse flamboyante pour reprendre le flambeau". SudOuest.fr (in French). 4 September 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Section Paloise : Clément Mondinat touché au genou et absent pour trois mois". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "L'homme du match : Mondinat, chef d'orchestre des Bleuets". rugbyrama.fr (in French). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "France U20s too powerful for Wales U20s". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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