Sébastien Chabal

Sébastien Chabal is one of those rugby figures whose presence preceded his stats. The bearded, long-haired Frenchman built a sixteen-year career across Bourgoin, Sale Sharks and Racing Métro, winning the English Premiership and the 2007 Six Nations with France. At 191cm playing number eight and lock, he was built to collide, and that fearsome image made him a genuine cult icon. What I appreciate is how he pivoted afterward into radio and even studied at a business school. Longevity in a sport that punishes the body is no accident; it speaks to discipline I think gets overlooked behind the wild-man reputation.

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Name (English)

Sébastien Chabal

Name (Japanese)

セバスチャン・シャバル

Reading

せばすちゃん・しゃばる

Born

December 8, 1977 (age 48)

Origin

Valence, Drôme, France

Height

191 cm

Occupation

rugby union player / radio personality / athlete

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Snake

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/sebchabal/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9bastien%20Chabal
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%BB%E3%83%90%E3%82%B9%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%90%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q465470

Tags

• Drôme
• rugby union player
• radio personality
• athlete

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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