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]