Thibaut Hamonou

Thibaut Hamonou (born March 10, 2000) is a French rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Section Paloise in the Top 14 competition. He made his Top 14 debut with his club on October 9, 2021.^[1]

Thibaut Hamonou

Date of birth	(2000-03-10) March 10, 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Seclin, France
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Current team Section Paloise Youth career 2009–2013 Cahors Rugby 2013–2016 US Montauban 2016–2021 Stade Toulousain Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2021– Section Paloise 27 (5) Correct as of April 4, 2024 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018–2019 France U20 7 (0) Correct as of April 4, 2024

Playing career

Thibaut Hamonou, born in Seclin near Lille, began rugby in 2009 with Cahors Rugby. He then moved to US Montauban in 2013, where he spent three seasons before transferring to Stade Toulousain in 2016. In 2017, he became part of the club's training center and contributed to their victory as champions of France Espoirs in 2021.^[2]

Club career

Stade Toulousain (2017-2019)

In 2019, Hamonou signed his first professional contract with Toulouse, extending until June 2022.^[3]

Section Paloise (since 2021)

During the 2021–2022 season, he was loaned to Section Paloise in the Top 14. Hamonou made his professional debut in October 2021 against Stade Toulousain at the Stade Ernest-Wallon.

After the season, he opted to join Section Paloise permanently until 2025. Throughout his loan period, he participated in 6 Top 14 matches and 3 European Challenge Cup matches.^[4]

In the following season (2022–2023), Hamonou played 4 league matches and 4 Challenge Cup matches. He remained actively involved in the 2023 Supersevens season, reaching the final with Pau and securing second place.

International career

In 2019, he won the World Rugby U20 Championship with France.^[4] That same year, Hamonou represented France in the Six Nations Under 20s Championship.^[4]