Alain Estève (15 September 1946 – 7 November 2023) was a French international rugby union player. He played as a lock for AS Béziers.
.jpg) Estève playing for Béziers in 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Castelnaudary, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 November 2023 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Béziers, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Estève was placed in second place on The Sunday Times list of "most frightening French rugby players", and was nicknamed "the Beast of Béziers" for his rough play. He died of cancer on 7 November 2023, at the age of 77.[1][2]
Honours edit
- French rugby champion: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981 with AS Béziers
- Challenge Yves du Manoir 1972, 1975 and 1977 with AS Béziers
References edit
- ^ Ancien deuxième-ligne du quinze de France, Alain Estève est mort (in French)
- ^ Richardson, Charles (13 November 2023). "'It takes a lot to scare me, but I thought "Bloody hell"': Farewell to rugby's most feared player". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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