Anthony Jelonch (born 28 July 1996) is a French rugby union flanker and he currently plays for Toulouse.[1]

Anthony Jelonch
Jelonch in a video for Castres in 2019
Birth nameAnthony Jelonch
Date of birth (1996-07-28) 28 July 1996 (age 27)
Place of birthVic-Fezensac, France
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number eight, Lock
Current team Toulouse
Youth career
2004–2012
2012–2014
2014–2016
Vic-Fezensac
Auch
Castres
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2021 Castres 93 (65)
2021– Toulouse 36 (25)
Correct as of 17 April 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017– France 29 (15)
Correct as of 15 October 2023

International career edit

Jelonch was part of the French squad for the 2017 France rugby union tour of South Africa.[2]

On 17 July 2021, in the fifth minute of the third test between Australia and France, Marika Koroibete was sent off for a dangerous tackle on Jelonch. The red card was later rescinded by the World Rugby judiciary, who made the following finding, "No contact is made by the Player (Koroibete) on the French player higher than the neck region ... The French player grabs at his face and falls to the ground but no contact was made in the tackle by the Player to the area he grabbed." In the view of the three-person committee, Jelonch was acting. Despite this incident, Australia went on to win the match 33-30, and the series 2-1.[3][4]

International tries edit

International tries
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 February 2022 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France   Italy 8–7 37–10 2022 Six Nations
2 11 March 2022 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales   Wales 3–8 9–13
3 20 November 2022 Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse, France   Japan 33–17 35–17 2022 Autumn internationals

Honours edit

International edit

  France

Club edit

  Castres

References edit

  1. ^ "Anthony Jelonch Profile". Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  2. ^ XV de France : Le groupe pour la tournée
  3. ^ Cully, Paul (2021-07-22). "Why written decision on Koroibete damns French captain". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  4. ^ Full Koroibete red card TMO footage (Edit: Red card cancelled), retrieved 2021-07-25
  5. ^ "Castres stun Montpellier to claim Top 14 title". planetrugby.com. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

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