| Thibault Debaes | |
| Birth Date: | 30 November 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Pau, France |
| Weight: | 84kg (185lb) |
| Ru Position: | Fly-half |
| Ru Currentteam: | Section Paloise |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2014 |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2023 |
| Youthclubs2: | Section Paloise |
| Ru Clubyears: | 2020–2023 |
| Ru Proclubs: | Section Paloise |
| Ru Clubcaps: | 54 |
| Ru Clubpoints: | (50) |
| Ru Clubupdate: | April 4, 2024 |
| Ru Nationalyears: | 2019–2021 |
| Ru Nationalteam: | France U20 |
| Ru Nationalcaps: | 8 |
| Ru Nationalpoints: | (36) |
| Ru Ntupdate: | April 4, 2024 |
Thibault Debaes (born November 30, 2001) is a French rugby union player who plays as a Fly-half for Section Paloise in the Top 14 competition and the France national under-20 team. He made his Top 14 debut with his club on January 28, 2022.
Thibault Debaes is the son of Jean-Christophe Debaes, a former rugby player who was a fly-half for Section Paloise and FC Lourdes.[1]
Debaes started rugby for his hometown club in 2007. In 2014, he signed with Section Paloise and joined the Top 14 club at the end of the 2013–14 season.[2]
Thibault Debaes, featured during the Six Nations Under 20s Championship in 2019–20 and 2020–21 with the France national under-20 rugby union team. Debaes made his EPCR Challenge Cup debut for Section Paloise in 2019 against Cardiff Blues.[3] His Top 14 debut for Pau was against ASM Clermont Auvergne in the 2020–21 Top 14 season.[4]
His signing with Biarritz Olympique for two seasons starting from the summer of 2024 was announced in December 2023.[5] Prior to that, he was loaned to RC Vannes in February 2024 until the end of the current season.[6] During the 2023–2024 season, he only played three Challenge Cup matches and scored one conversion against the Cheetahs towards the end of the game.