Charles Ollivon

Charles Ollivon

Ollivon representing France
Date of birth	(1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, France
Height	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	114 kg (251 lb; 17 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8, Lock Current team Toulon Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2015 Bayonne 33 (20) 2015– Toulon 112 (75) Correct as of 16 November 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014– France 45 (80) Correct as of 16 November 2024

Charles Ollivon (born 11 May 1993) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Top 14 club Toulon and the France national team.

Ollivon started his rugby career in the Academy Bayonne side at the age of 16, before being promoted to the main side in 2012 at the age of 19. During the 2012–13 Top 14 season, Charles made his professional debut against Bordeaux Bègles on 30 March 2013, coming off the bench. He could have played in more matches that season, but a shoulder injury required him to have surgery in April 2013. The following season, he played in 9 matches, making his run on debut on 4 September 2013 in a 55–0 defeat to Clermont. However, in January 2014 he suffered from another injury which saw him miss most of the season. He returned to the team in late March, but was brought slowly into the team, making several appearances off the bench. During the 2014–15 Top 14 season, he started in almost every match of the season, putting in regular good performances at the back of the pack (Number 8).

His strong ball carrying and break down work was recognized by French coach Philippe Saint-André, and therefore was named in his squad for the 2014 end-of-year rugby union internationals. He made his debut for France on 8 November 2014 against Fiji off the bench.

In January 2015 he was named in the France 31-man squad for the 2015 Six Nations Championship by coach Saint-André.^[1]

Ollivon made a comeback from a series of injuries in 2019, earning a spot in France's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. He went on to start against Argentina and Tonga during the pool stages, also starting in the quarter-finals, against Wales. Ollivon scored a try against Wales, but France went on to lose 19-20 after a red card to Sebastien Vahaamahina.

Ollivon was announced as the new captain of the French men's national rugby team in January 2020 by coach Fabien Galthié, following the retirement of previous captain Guilhem Guirado.^[2] In his first game as captain, Charles scored 2 tries against England and led them to a 24-17 victory.

International tries

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 November 2016	Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse, France	Samoa	16–3	52–8	2016 Autumn internationals
2	20 October 2019	Ōita Stadium, Ōita, Japan	Wales	10–0	19–20	2019 Rugby World Cup
3	2 February 2020	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	England	15–0	24–17	2020 Six Nations
4				22–0
5	9 February 2020	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Italy	13–0	35–22
6	8 March 2020	Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland	Scotland	15–28	17–28
7	24 October 2020	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Wales	29–16	38–21	Test Match
8	14 February 2021	Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland	Ireland	7–3	15–13	2021 Six Nations
9	20 March 2021	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Wales	25–30	32–30
10	20 November 2022	Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse, France	Japan	19–3	35–17	2022 Autumn internationals
11	11 March 2023	Twickenham, London, England	England	3–25	10–53	2023 Six Nations
12				10–39
13	12 August 2023	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France	Scotland	25–10	30–27	2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches
14	21 September 2023	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France	Namibia	17–0	96–0	2023 Rugby World Cup
15				80–0
16	25 February 2024	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Italy	5–0	13–13	2024 Six Nations

• France profile at FFR
• Charles Ollivon at European Professional Club Rugby
• Charles Ollivon at ESPNscrum
• Charles Ollivon at ItsRugby.co.uk