Alain Estève Explained

Alain Estève
Birth Date:15 September 1946
Birth Place:Castelnaudary, France
Death Place:Béziers, France
Height:2.02 m
Weight:120kg (270lb)
Ru Position:Lock, flanker
Amatyears1:1966–1967
1967–1982
Amatteam1:Narbonne
Béziers
Repyears1:1971–1975
Repteam1:France
Repcaps1:20
Reppoints1:0

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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  1. https://www.lequipe.fr/Rugby/Actualites/Ancien-deuxieme-ligne-du-quinze-de-france-alain-esteve-est-mort/1430285 Ancien deuxième-ligne du quinze de France, Alain Estève est mort
  2. News: Richardson . Charles . ‘It takes a lot to scare me, but I thought "Bloody hell"’: Farewell to rugby’s most feared player . 13 November 2023 . Daily Telegraph . 13 November 2023.