Biography.guide
Home › People › Rugby union player › Nicolas Mas
Portrait of Nicolas Mas

Nicolas Mas

b. 1980

French rugby union player

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Nicolas Mas

Born 1980. Nicolas Mas is a French rugby union player.

Nicolas Mas (born 25 May 1980) is a retired French rugby union footballer, who last played for Montpellier Hérault Rugby in the Top 14. His usual position was at prop. He also played for the France national team. His nickname is le bus (the bus).

Club career

Perpignan made it to the final of the 2002-03 Heineken Cup, but went down to fellow French club Stade Toulousain. Mas made his international debut in a match against the All Blacks on 28 June 2003. He did not play at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia later that year. Perpignan made it to the final of the Top 14 in 2004, but were defeated by Stade Français, 38 to 20. In the summer of 2013, Mas moved to ambitious fellow Top 14 club Montpellier Hérault Rugby.

International career

Mas made his debut for the France in 2003. He did not play for France in 2004, being an unused bench replacement in tests against Australia and Argentina in November. The following year he played four times for France during the 2005 Six Nations Championship.

Mas was named to the France squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup as a replacement for the injured Sylvain Marconnet. He also competed at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality

People in Nicolas Mas's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Nicolas Mas's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nicolas Mas?

French rugby union player

When was Nicolas Mas born?

Nicolas Mas was born on 25 May 1980 in Perpignan.

What is Nicolas Mas's occupation?

Nicolas Mas is a rugby union player.

What nationality is Nicolas Mas?

Nicolas Mas is French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nicolas Mas

· Wikidata: Q579257

· DBpedia: Nicolas Mas

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Nicolas Mas. https://biography.guide/nicolas-mas/

MLA: "Nicolas Mas." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/nicolas-mas/.

Chicago: "Nicolas Mas." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/nicolas-mas/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-23 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Portrait: Wikimedia Commons · author & licence

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:04 UTC