Abdellatif Boutaty
Date of birth | June 4, 1983 | ||
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Place of birth | Morocco | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||
Weight | 114 kg (251 lb) | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Lock | ||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2010 2010- |
Section Paloise Blagnac SCR US Montauban Aviron Bayonnais |
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National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
Morocco |
Abdellatif Boutaty (born 4 June 1983) is a Moroccan rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock.
Career
Boutaty played for the Moroccan amateur team of COC, in Casablanca, moving then to Vallée du Girou, in Toulouse, France. He then was assigned to his first major team, Stade Toulousain. Boutaty joined Section Paloise for the season of 2006-07, moving then to Blagnac SCR, where he spent an entire season. He played for US Montauban, from 2008-09 to 2009-10. He moved to Aviron Bayonnais for the season 2010-11 Top 14 season.
Boutaty is one of the best players for Morocco, having won the title of African Champion, in 2005. He was also in the Moroccan side that narrowly lost the repechage play-off for a place at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, getting beat by Portugal.