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Alain Estève

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Alain Estève
Estève playing for Béziers in 1971
Date of birth(1946-09-15)15 September 1946
Place of birthCastelnaudary, France
Date of death7 November 2023(2023-11-07) (aged 77)
Place of deathBéziers, France
Height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight120 kg (260 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1966–1967
1967–1982
Narbonne
Béziers
()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1971–1975 France 20 (0)

Alain Estève (15 September 1946 – 7 November 2023) was a French international rugby union player. He played as a lock for AS Béziers.

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]

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References

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  1. ^ Ancien deuxième-ligne du quinze de France, Alain Estève est mort (in French)
  2. ^ 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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