Sébastien Chabal
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| Player information | ||
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| birthday | December 8, 1977 | |
| place of birth | Valence , France | |
| Nickname | L'Anesthésiste, L'Animal, Attila, Caveman, Cartouche, Sea Bass |
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| society | ||
| society | Lyon OU | |
| position | Second row striker , number eight | |
| Clubs as active | ||
| Years | society | Games (points) |
| 1998 | Valence Sportif | |
| 1998-2004 | CS Bourgoin-Jallieu | 45 (35) |
| 2004-2009 | Sale Sharks | 117 (95) |
| 2009–2012 | Racing Métro 92 | 57 (30) |
| 2012 | Balmain RC | 1 (5) |
| 2012-2014 | Lyon OU | 27 (30) |
| Teams in youth | ||
| Years | team | |
| US Veore Beauvallon | ||
| National team | ||
| Years | National team | Games (points) |
| 2000-2011 |
 France
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62 (30) |
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Status: May 6, 2014 |
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Sébastien Chabal (born December 8, 1977 in Valence , Département Drôme ) is a former French rugby player .
Career
society
The 1.91 m tall and 115 kg heavy Chabal, who only started playing rugby at the age of 17 , joined CS Bourgoin-Jallieu in the top 14 , the highest , in 1998 from Valence Sportif , in the second French amateur league, Fédérale 2 , to CS Bourgoin-Jallieu French professional league. From 2004 to 2009 he played for the Sale Sharks in the English Premiership . During this time he occupied positions in the third row .
At the end of the 2008/09 season he left England again and moved back to the top 14 for the then promoted Racing Métro 92 . At the traditional club from the Paris suburbs, he was used in the second row .
After disagreements with Pierre Berbizier , the trainer of Racing Métro 92, Chabal left the top 14 prematurely in order to make a brief guest appearance at the Australian club Balmain RC in 2012 . In the 2012/13 season he signed a contract with Lyon OU , which had previously been relegated to Pro D2 , the second professional league in France . He ended his professional career in early May 2014.
National team
Chabal was used 62 times in the French national team . He made his debut against Scotland , he was also a member of the tournaments of the World Cup in 2003 and 2007 and the six-nation tournament between 2007 and 2011 , in which he played in the second row. In spring 2014 he announced that he would end his active career as a rugby player towards the end of the 2013/14 season .
Others
Because of his rabid appearance, a full beard and long hair, he has, among other things, been nicknamed the caveman . His visual work and his appearances in public brought him a great reputation outside of sport and numerous advertising contracts.
successes
- 4th place World Championship 2003
- Victory at the 2007 Six Nations Tournament
- 4th place World Championship 2007
- Victory at the 2010 Six Nations Tournament
Web links
- National team profile ( Memento from October 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- Profile on the pages of L'Equipe newspaper
- Profile on itsrugby.fr
- Sporting Heroes (Part 1)
- Sporting Heroes (Part 2)
- Article from The Guardian dated December 9, 2006
- Report in Focus from October 13, 2007
- Farewell comment from the Tages-Anzeiger on May 10, 2014
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sebastien Chabal and Lionel Nallet join Racing-Metro. Planet Rugby, April 30, 2009, accessed April 30, 2009 .
- ↑ La fin d'une aventure et d'un long supplice. Le Monde, February 29, 2012, accessed July 29, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Chabal retires, Nallet to play on ( Memento of the original from February 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) at www.planetrugby.com from May 5, 2014, accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/13317.html?class=1;template=results;type=player
- ↑ http://www.espnscrum.com/france/rugby/story/224225.html
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Chabal, Sébastien |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French rugby player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valence , France |