Nicolas Mas
France
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Full name Nicolas G.A. Mas
Born May 23, 1980, Perpignan
Current age 43 years 310 days
Major teams Montpellier, Perpignan, France
Position Prop
Height 5 ft 11 in
Weight 242 lb

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 2003-2015 85 66 19 5 1 0 0 0 48 35 2 57.64
Five/Six Nations 2005-2015 38 36 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 13 2 63.15
IRB Rugby World Cup 2007-2015 12 5 7 5 1 0 0 0 8 4 0 66.66

Career statistics
Test debut New Zealand v France at Christchurch, Jun 28, 2003 match details
Last Test France v New Zealand at Millennium Stadium, Oct 17, 2015 match details
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Profile

Prop Nicolas Mas has given his club Perpignan long service in the front row since joining from ES Catalane in 1999, and has made more than 50 appearances in European competition since his first against Rotherham in the Shield in October 2000.

Mas played an important part in Perpignan's famous run to the 2003 Heineken Cup final, which they lost to Toulouse in Dublin. He was the starting tighthead in the quarter-final win away to Llanelli, and the loosehead for the semi-final win against Leinster at Lansdowne Road.

He made his Test debut for France on tour in New Zealand in June 2003, and was called up for the 2007 Rugby World Cup when Sylvain Marconnet of Stade Français pulled out a month before the competition. Marconnet had not recovered sufficiently from the ankle injury he suffered skiing with his daughter the previous March.

Mas won his 20th cap as a replacement against Argentina in November 2008.

He started the subsequent internationals against the Pacific Islanders and Australia in the No.3 jersey to suggest coach Marc Lièvremont still values his tough scrummaging in the national set-up.

Since the 2008 internationals, Mas has established himself as France's number one tight-head and started all five of France's games during the 2011 Six Nations. At the 2011 World Cup Mas started five of their matches including the World Cup final against New Zealand.

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Saint-Andre blames foreign props for French problems (Jun 12, 2014) Rattled Mas walks out on the press (Mar 11, 2014) Frederic Michalak starts at fly-half (Jun 13, 2013) Wales quartet lead chase for Player of Championship (Mar 18, 2013) ESPNscrum's RWC 2011 Team of the Tournament (Oct 24, 2011) Nicolas Mas news and articles (32) »
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Jan 26, 2015
France's Rabah Slimani and Nicolas Mas in training
France's Rabah Slimani and Nicolas Mas in training
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Feb 21, 2014
France's Nicolas Mas
France's Nicolas Mas
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Feb 21, 2014
France's Nicolas Mas tries to make some yards
France's Nicolas Mas tries to make some yards
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Feb 17, 2012
Biarritz's Imanol Harinordoquy pulls down Perpignan's Nicolas Mas
Biarritz's Imanol Harinordoquy pulls down Perpignan's Nicolas Mas
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