# Damien Chouly
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{{Short description|France international rugby union player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Damien Chouly
| image = File:Damien Chouly.jpg
| birth_name = Damien Chouly
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|11|27}}
| birth_place = [Limoges](/source/Limoges), France[{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheJoueur5500000000004775.html|title=La fiche de DAMIEN Chouly. Rugby – L'Equipe.fr|work=L'Équipe}}]
| height = {{convert|1.92|m|ftin|abbr=on|frac=2}}
| weight = {{convert|111|kg|stlb lb}}[{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimaterugby.com/damien-chouly|title=Damien Chouly|publisher=ultimaterugby.com}}]
| position = [Number eight](/source/Number_eight_(rugby_union)), [Flanker](/source/Flanker_(rugby_union))
| ru_club =
| ru_currentposition = [Back row](/source/Back_row_(rugby_union))
| ru_currentteam =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2004–2007
| years2 = 2007–2012
| years3 = 2012–2019
| years4 = 2019–2022
| clubs1 = [Brive](/source/CA_Brive)
| clubs2 = [Perpignan](/source/USA_Perpignan)
| clubs3 = [Clermont](/source/ASM_Clermont_Auvergne)
| clubs4 = [Perpignan](/source/USA_Perpignan)
| apps1 = 50
| apps2 = 139
| apps3 = 160
| apps4 = 65
| points1 = 20
| points2 = 75
| points3 = 80
| points4 = 20
| repyears1 = 2006
| repyears2 = 2007–2017
| repteam1 = France U21
| repteam2 = [France](/source/France_national_rugby_union_team)
| repcaps1 = 4
| repcaps2 = 46
| reppoints1 = 0
| reppoints2 = 15
| ru_clubupdate =
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'''Damien Chouly''' ({{IPA|fr|da.mjɛ̃ ʃu.li|}}; born 27 November 1985) is a former French [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) footballer. He played for [Brive](/source/CA_Brive), [Perpignan](/source/USA_Perpignan), and [Clermont Auvergne](/source/ASM_Clermont_Auvergne) in the [Top 14](/source/Top_14), commonly in the Number 8 position.
==Career==
===Early years===
Chouly first appeared on the professional scene in 2004 when playing for [Brive](/source/CA_Brive) in the then [Top 16](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_Top_16_season). He played for Brive for three years, appearing for the club 50 times and scoring 2 tries (10 points). For the [2007–08 Top 14 season](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Top_14_season), Chouly signed for the growing [Perpignan](/source/USA_Perpignan) side, and in his debut season he made 25 appearances for the club. He was part of a solid pack that helped guide the club to fourth in the regular season, but getting knocked out by Clermont (21–7) in the semi-final. He played in all but 5 matches in the [2008–09 Top 14 season](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Top_14_season), making only 3 appearances of the bench in the 28 appearances. He played the full 80 minutes in the Top 14 final against Clermont, coming out victors 22–13 in Damien's second season with Perpignan. However, Clermont gained revenge the following season, beating Perpignan 19–6 in the [2009–10 Top 14 season](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_Top_14_season) final. Since that loss to Clermont, Perpignan failed to progress to the knock-out stages finishing 9th and 11th in Chouly's final two season with Perpignan.
===Clermont===
In 2012, Damien Chouly signed with Perpignan's close rival [Clermont Auvergne](/source/ASM_Clermont_Auvergne) on a three-year contract. He was head coach [Vern Cotter](/source/Vern_Cotter)'s favoured N8, and helped form a strong pack to put Clermont top of the table in the regular season on Chouly's debut season. However, Clermont was knocked out by seed 4 team [Castres Olympique](/source/Castres_Olympique) in the semi-final, losing 25–9. He also helped Clermont make the [2013 Heineken Cup Final](/source/2013_Heineken_Cup_Final) in Dublin, but lost to [Toulon](/source/RC_Toulonnais) 16–15. He continued to develop in his second season at Clermont, taking up the vice captain roll. During the [2013–14 Top 14 season](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_Top_14_season), Clermont were convincingly beaten on many occasions. Some include; a 30–19 loss to newly promoted Oyonnax, 43–3 loss to Montpellier, and most notable a 46–6 loss to Saracens in the [2013–14 Heineken Cup](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_Heineken_Cup) semi-final. In addition to this, Chouly was also part of the team that lost to Castres in the Top 14 semi-final at home – which was Clermont's first loss at home in 77 matches.
In the [2014–15 Top 14 season](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Top_14_season), Damien was named captain of Clermont by new head coach Franck Azéma.
===France===
Damien Chouly first represented France at Under 21 level in 2006. He was part of the U21 squad that won the [2006 Under 21 Rugby World Championship](/source/2006_Under_21_Rugby_World_Championship), after beating South Africa U21 24–13. The following year he was named in the [France national squad](/source/France_national_rugby_union_team) for the [2007 tour of New Zealand](/source/2007_France_rugby_union_tour_of_New_Zealand). He made his debut in the opening test on 2 June, coming off the bench in a 42–11 loss. The following week he made his run on debut, starting at 6 to play the full 80 minutes. He was believed to be in contention for a place in France's squad for the [2007 Rugby World Cup](/source/2007_Rugby_World_Cup), but head coach [Bernard Laporte](/source/Bernard_Laporte) opted for experience in the 30-man squad. He wasn't selected again for France until 2009, when he toured New Zealand and Australia in the June test window, after putting in strong performances for Top 14 Champions Perpignan.
After signing with Clermont in 2012, he returned to the French set-up after nearly 3 years out of the International scene. He did however represent the [France A](/source/France_A_national_rugby_union_team) side in the [2010 Churchill Cup](/source/2010_Churchill_Cup), making 2 appearances against [Canada](/source/Canada_national_rugby_union_team) and the [United States](/source/United_States_national_rugby_union_team). Under the new coaching of [Philippe Saint-André](/source/Philippe_Saint-Andr%C3%A9), Chouly found himself as first choice Number 8, and it was under Saint-André, Chouly scored his first try – against Fiji on 16 November 2013.
==Honours==
* [Top 14](/source/Top_14): 2
** [USA Perpignan](/source/USA_Perpignan), [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Top_14_season)
** [Clermont Auvergne](/source/ASM_Clermont_Auvergne), [2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Top_14_season)
==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
==External links==
* {{Sports links}}
* [https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/RugbyFicheJoueur5500000000004775.html lequipe profile]
{{France Squad 2015 Rugby World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chouly, Damien}}
Category:French rugby union players
Category:Rugby union flankers
Category:ASM Clermont Auvergne players
Category:USA Perpignan players
Category:Sportspeople from Limoges
Category:Rugby union players from Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Category:1985 births
Category:Living people
Category:France international rugby union players
Category:2015 Rugby World Cup players
Category:CA Brive players
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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