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Line 1: {{short description\|French rugby player (born 2001}} ~~{{AfC submission\|t\|\|ts=20240717203419\|u=Hildreth gazzard\|ns=118\|demo=}}<!-- Important, do not remove this line before article has been created. -->~~ {{Infobox rugby biography ~~'''Théo~~\| ~~Forner'''~~birth_date ~~(born~~ 17 ~~October~~ ~~2001)~~ is a ~~French~~= ~~rugby~~{{birth ~~union player. He plays at full-back or wing for [[USA Perpignan]]~~date and ~~the~~age\|2001\|10\|17\|df=y}} ~~[[France national rugby sevens team]].~~<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://all.rugby/player/theo-forner\|title=Theo Forner\|accessdate=17 July 2024\|website=All Rugby~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url= https://www.itsrugby.co.uk/players/theo-forner-52102.html\|website=itsrugby\|title=Theo Forner\|accessdate=17 July 2024~~}}</ref> \| image = \|height= 1.80m<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://www.itsrugby.co.uk/players/theo-forner-52102.html\|website=itsrugby\|title=Theo Forner\|accessdate=17 July 2024}}</ref> \|weight= 80kg \| ru_position = [[Wing (rugby union)\|Wing]] \| ru_clubyears = 2022- \| ru_proclubs= [[USA Perpignan\|Perpignan]] \| repyears1 = \| repteam1 = \| repcaps1 = \| reppoints1 = \| ru_sevensnationalyears1 = 2023- \| ru_sevensnationalteam1 = [[France national rugby sevens team\|France 7s]] \| ru_sevensnationalcomp1 = \| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport\|Men's [[rugby sevens]]}} {{MedalCountry\|{{FRA}}}} {{MedalCompetition\|[[Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold\|[[2024 Summer Olympics\|2024 Paris]]\|[[Rugby sevens at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament\|Team competition]]}} }} '''Théo Forner''' (born 17 October 2001) is a French rugby union player. He plays at full-back or wing for [[USA Perpignan]] and the [[France national rugby sevens team]]. ==Early and personal life== From [[Espira-de-l'Agly]] in the north-east of [[Pyrénées-Orientales]], his grandfather played rugby union as a prop and his father played rugby league at [[Estagel]] before also playing rugby union. He played as a youngster at Esc-Bac-Asp in [[Espira-de-l'Agly]] and was educated in [[Perpignan]] at Maillol high school. In 2019 he was recruited into the academy at USAP, originally playing at fly-half but then converted to wing.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rugbyrama.fr/2024/02/23/rugby-a-7-famille-ovale-nomme-par-world-rugby-prince-de-vancouver-qui-est-theo-forner-11779796.php\|website=rugbyrama\|accessdate=17 July 2024\|title= Rugby 7s - Oval family, named by World Rugby, Prince of Vancouver...: who is Théo Forner?\|date=23 February 2002\|first=Vincent\|last=Bissonnet}}</ref> He is of Catalan descent.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.lindependant.fr/2024/07/08/top-14-usap-theo-forner-prolonge-son-bail-de-3-ans-avec-son-club-de-toujours-12069989.php\|title=Top 14 – USAP : Théo Forner prolonge son bail de 3 ans avec son club de toujours\|website=lindependant.fr}}</ref> ==Career== Line 11 ⟶ 30: He made an impact after making his debut for the [[France national rugby sevens team]], and was nominated for Rugby Sevens rookie of the year in May 2023.<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://supersport.com/rugby/general/news/ffe95ec0-ef78-4d32-8697-7c1404da527f/duarttee-darts-away-with-world-series-award\|website=supersport\|accessdate=17 July 2024\|title= Duarttee darts away with World Series award\|date=22 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url= https://www.lindependant.fr/2023/11/27/rugby-le-catalan-theo-forner-retenu-avec-lequipe-de-france-a-7-pour-le-lancement-du-circuit-mondial-a-dubai-11605941.php\|website=lindependent\|accessdate=17 July 2024\|title= Rugby 7s: Catalan Théo Forner selected with the French team for the launch of the world circuit in Dubai\|date=27 November 2023}}</ref> In 2024, he played as France won bronze in the ~~Vancouver~~[[2024 Canada Sevens]] leg of the [[2023-24 SVNS]], and his performances led to him being nicknamed the "Prince of Vancouver" in the media. He then scored a try in the final of the [[2024 USA Sevens]] in [[Los Angeles]] as ~~they~~France beat Great Britain in the final for their first international tournament win for 19 years~~. His performances led to him being nicknamed the "Prince of Vancouver" in the media~~. He also won his 50th cap for the France sevens team during the competition.<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/rugby/a-los-angeles-le-triomphe-de-theo-forner-avec-l-equipe-de-france-de-rugby-a-vii-4294560\|title= Théo Forner's triumph with the French rugby sevens team\|first=Cyrille\|last= Manière\|date= March 4, 2024\|website=francebleu\|accessdate=17 July 2024}}</ref> In June 2024, he scored in the final as France won the [[2024 Spain Sevens]] in Madrid.<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://www.world.rugby/news/932668/hsbc-svns-2024-madrid-mens-day-three-recap?lang=en\|website=World.Rugby\|~~accesdate~~accessdate=17 July 2024\|title= HSBC SVNS 2024: France deny Argentina to become men's HSBC SVNS Champions\|date=2 June 2024}}</ref> In July 2024, he was confirmed in the French team for the [[2024 Paris Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web\|url= https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Sports/wireStory/duponts-olympic-selection-confirmed-french-rugby-federation-announces-111766269\|website=abcnews\|accessdate=17 July 2024\|title= Dupont's Olympic selection confirmed as French rugby federation announces squads for Paris Games\|date=9 July 2024}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{France men's rugby sevens squad 2024 Summer Olympics}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fornee, Théo}} [[Category:2001 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Rugby union players from Perpignan]] [[Category:USA Perpignan players]] [[Category:France international rugby sevens players]] [[Category:French rugby union players]] [[Category:French people of Catalan descent]] [[Category:Rugby union wings]] [[Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for France]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic rugby sevens players for France]]