Jean-Marcellin Buttin (born 16 December 1991) is a French rugby union player for Bordeaux in the Top 14. He plays as a Fullback.
Birth name | Jean-Marcellin Buttin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 16 December 1991 | (age 33)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Metz, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editTrained first at RC Metz then in Dijon, he joined ASM Clermont Auvergne in 2009 where he played with the junior team. On 21 January 2011 he played his first professional match against Saracens in the Heineken Cup. He made his French international debut as a first half replacement for Clément Poitrenaud in the Six Nations loss to Wales on 17 March 2012.