Ludovic Mercier

Ludovic Mercier

Date of birth	(1976-11-01) 1 November 1976 (age 47)
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	90 kg (11 st 11 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly half Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1993–1994 1994–1998 1999–2001 2001–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 2005–2007 2007–2010 2010 2010–2011 2011–2013 Angoulême Béziers Aurillac Gloucester Grenoble Pau Gloucester Petrarca Rugby Aironi Petrarca Rugby Saint-Étienne Loire Sud 105 13 23 27 50 9 12 31 (1325) (178) (279) (263) (537) (56) (118) (265) Correct as of 3 May 2009 Coaching career Years Team 2014–2015 2015– SCO Angers L'Aquila Rugby

Ludovic Mercier (born 1 November 1976)^[1] is a French former rugby union player.

He is a fly half. He was one of the quickest players in history to reach 500 Premiership points; his goal-kicking and place kicking being his particular strengths. Whilst at Gloucester he started in the 2002 Zurich Championship Final (the year before winning the play-offs constituted winning the English title) in which Gloucester defeated Bristol Rugby, scoring one conversion and seven penalties.^[2] He also started in the 2003 Powergen Cup Final in which Gloucester defeated Northampton Saints. In the final Mercier scored four conversions, three penalties and a drop goal.^[3]

In June 2010 he joined Aironi for their first season in the Celtic League.^[4]

Honours

• Gloucester Rugby
  • Anglo-Welsh Cup (2003)^{[citation needed]}
  • European Challenge Cup (2006)^{[citation needed]}

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