Fulgence Ouedraogo
Ouedraogo in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Fulgence Ouedraogo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 July 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 4 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fulgence Ouedraogo (born 21 July 1986) is a former French rugby union player. He played the entirety of his 17 year career for Montpellier Hérault RC in the Top 14 championship. His usual position was as a flanker.
Ouedraogo started playing rugby at the age of six, meeting future teammate François Trinh-Duc at the Pic-Saint-Loup rugby school near Montpellier. They both entered the club's youth teams at "Cadet" level (U-13/14). The two are said to be inseparable friends.
Ouedraogo and Trinh-Duc, together with fellow Montpellierains Louis Picamoles and Julien Tomas, are considered part of the young quartet of home-grown talents embodying the success of Montpellier's attempt at "shaking up the old order" of French rugby in the Septimanie terroir which had always been historical rival Béziers's stronghold.
Ouedraogo is the current captain of Montpellier, and was a key player in the club's outstanding 2010–11 season. He fractured his hand in the 26–25 semi-final win, causing him to miss the final, which was won by Toulouse.