Marius Domon

Marius Domon
Domon with Toulon in 2023
Born (2002-06-13) 13 June 2002
Nice, France
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Full back
Current team Toulon
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021– Toulon 58 (141)
Correct as of 16:24, 5 April 2026 (UTC)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2022–2023 France

Marius Domon (born 13 June 2002) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a full back for Toulon.

Early life

Domon was born in Nice, and from the age of two he lived on a monohull boat, visiting locations including Africa. In 2006, he and his mother landed in Martinique in the French West Indies for the birth of his brother, while his father remained on the boat. The family then docked at the port of Gustavia on Saint Barthélemy, another French possession, where they settled and the children attended school.[1]

Domon's father was a former rugby player and introduced him to the sport when he was four, signing him up to Barracudas, the only team on Saint-Barthélemy.When Domon was seven, his parents bought a larger catamaran, with solar panels and a wind turbine. The electricity was used for essentials and he only watched television for the European Rugby Champions Cup, adopting RC Toulon as his favourite team.[1]

In 2016, when Domon was 14, his mother qualified as a science teacher in Guadeloupe so that the family could stay in the Caribbean, and they moved into an apartment. He was admitted to a CREPS (Regional Centre for Sports and Physical Education) and a year later he passed a test to move back to Metropolitan France and join Toulon's academy.[1]

Club career

Domon made his debut for Toulon in Top 14 on 20 February 2021, in a 33–29 win away to Pau.[2] On 15 April 2023 he scored his first try, in a 37–15 home win over Perpignan.[3]

On 17 April 2025, having started 18 of his 21 games for the season, Domon signed his first professional contract, lasting until 2028.[4] The following 11 January, in the Champions Cup, he scored a try, two penalties and three conversions for 17 points in a 27–25 home win over Munster; his last penalty decided the game with five minutes remaining.[5] Six days later away to Gloucester in the next game of the competition, he contributed a penalty and four conversions for 11 points in a 31–14 win.[6]

International career

While living on Guadeloupe, Domon won a regional competition with the national team in 2016.[2] He was called up for the France national rugby sevens team in September 2021 for two tournaments in Canada which were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and eight months later he was recalled to the team.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Ilic-Ruffinatti, Pierrick (6 May 2024). "Grandir sur un bateau n'est pas banal: des Caraïbes à Toulon, découvrez l'itinéraire singulier de Marius Domon" [Growing up on a boat is not so normal: from the Caribbean to Toulon, discover Marius Domon's unique journey]. Nice-Matin (in French). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Un Barra dans le grand bain" [A Barracuda in the big bath]. Le Journal de Saint-Barth (in French). 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  3. ^ Florian, Dalmasso (16 April 2023). ""J'avais envie d'ouvrir mon compteur à Mayol!"... Marius Domon réagit à son premier essai pour le RCT" ["I really wanted to open my account at Mayol!"... Marius Domon reacts to his first try for RCT]. Nice-Matin (in French). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  4. ^ "Marius Domon prolonge à son tour avec Toulon" [Marius Domon extends his stay with Toulon]. L'Équipe (in French). 17 April 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  5. ^ "Late Toulon penalty seals agonising Munster loss". BBC Sport. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  6. ^ "Toulon end Gloucester hopes at Kingsholm". Talking Rugby Union. 18 January 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  7. ^ Senecal, Snorri (5 May 2022). "Rugby : Marius Domon, un Barracudas en équipe de France à 7 !" [Rugby: Marius Domon, a Barracuda in the France sevens team]. Le Journal de Saint-Barth (in French). Retrieved 5 April 2026.
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