Jordan Sepho
.jpg) Sepho in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Pontoise, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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+1⁄2 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
[edit]- ^ a b "Jordan Sepho". UltimateRugby.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Guermeur, Emmanuel (6 June 2024). "Rugby: Sepho écrit l'histoire" [Rugby: Sepho writes history]. Le Quotidien de La Réunion (in French).
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.