Thierry Teixeira, Date of Birth

    

Thierry Teixeira

French rugby union footballer

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1971

Profession: rugby union player

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Thierry Teixeira

  • Thierry Teixeira (born 1 June 1971) is a French-born Portuguese former rugby union player.
  • He played as a scrum-half. He played for FCS Rumilly (1993/94), RC Strasbourg (1996/97–1997/98), CA Périgueux (1998/99–2001/01), RC Nîmes (2001/02), Pays d'Aix Rugby Club (2002/03), and once again for RC Nîmes (2003/04–2004/05). He was born in France but decided to play for Portugal at international level.
  • He had 8 caps for Portugal, but he still scored 1 try, 1 conversion, 19 penalties and 1 drop goal, 69 points on aggregate.
  • He had his first game at the 17–21 loss to Spain, at 2 December 1998, in Edinburgh, for the 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifyings, in a game where he scored a try, a conversion and a penalty.
  • He became known for scoring 9 penalties, equalizing the world record, and a drop goal, 30 points on aggregate, in the 32–30 win over Georgia, at 8 February 2000, in Lisbon, for the Six Nations B.
  • It is still the national record for points scored in a game.
  • He had his last game at the 13–11 loss to Netherlands, at 2 April 2000, in Amsterdam, for the Six Nations B

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