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58 10 july 2014 54 toulouse castres olympique saracens 21 january 1975 retired 1995-2007 fra -lrb- 252 -rrb- thomas castaignède cropped.jpg fly-half , centre , fullback yes thomas castaignède banking mont-de-marsan , aquitaine , france 1.75 m ftin on stephane castaignede -lrb- brother -rrb- -lrb- 429 -rrb- stade montois 10 july 2014 1994-1997 1997-2000 2000-2007 84 kg stlb on 10 july 2014 thomas castaignède
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thomas castaignède

thomas castaignède -lrb- born 21 january 1975 -rrb- is a former french rugby union footballer from mont-de-marsan , gascony .
born in mont-de-marsan , aquitaine , castaignède played as a junior and senior for stade montois in various positions , initially as fly-half or centre , and latterly as fullback .
he joined toulouse to help them win french titles in three successive seasons , and lifted the inaugural european cup with the club .
castaignède then played for castres olympique before joining saracens .
developing his career in preparation for his retirement , castaignède became a rugby union columnist for the guardian , a television pundit for canal + and occasionally itv sport , and started an association and occasional work with french banking group société générale .
on 10 may 2007 , despite offers to return to france with various clubs , castaignède announced his retirement from the sport after the 2007 rugby world cup in september , choosing to pursue a career in banking in london .
