Émile Ntamack Bio

Émile Ntamack remains one of the finest players to ever pick up a rugby ball. Throughout his distinguished career, he became the first man to ever lift the Heineken Champions Cup and he was capped almost 50 times by his country. Émile Ntamack was inducted into the RugbyPass Hall of Fame in 2021.

Émile Ntamack was born into a rugby-playing family on 25 June 1970. His amateur career began in 1985, when he signed to play for US Meyzieu. After a couple of successful seasons with the side, he left in 1987 and signed for Lavaur. Here, he caught the attention of Toulouse, who he signed for the following season.

Between 1988 and 2004, Émile Ntamack represented Toulouse with distinction and he regularly captained the side. During his domestic career with Toulouse, he captured the French Championship six times and the French Cup twice. Crucially, he also won the Heineken Champions Cup twice. In 1996, he also became the first player to ever lift the trophy, after Toulouse won the inaugural edition of the tournament.