Esteban Abadie

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Esteban Abadie
Birth nameEsteban Abadie
Date of birth (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Le Mans, France
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Youth career
2009–2017 Racing 92
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017–2019 Racing 92 1 (0)
2019–2023 Brive 59 (15)
2023– Toulon 14 (5)
Correct as of 25 February 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024– France 1 (0)
Correct as of 25 February 2024

Esteban Abadie (born 1 December 1997) is a French rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Toulon and the France national team. [1]

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Club career

Born in Le Mans, Sarthe, [2] [3] Esteban Abadie came through the youth ranks of Racing 92, [2] where he made his first and only appearance with the first-team during the 2017–18 season against Stade Toulousain. [4]

In 2019, he joined CA Brive, where he was a standout player, despite his team struggling with relegation. [4]

He had established himself as one of the most regular Top 14 player, excelling both as a line-out specialist and an efficient ball-carrier, [2] earning him a move to RC Toulon in June 2023. [3] [4] There he quickly emerged as one of the leaders of his team, under the supervision of Pierre Mignoni and Sergio Parisse. [2] [5]

International career

Abadie was first called to the France senior team in January 2024 for the Six Nations Championship, [4] [6] [7] [8] despite the player then being injured. [9]

Style of play

Esteban Abadie is part of a rugby family, his dad Geoffrey Abadie  [ fr ], [4] his grandfather Alain Abadie  [ fr ] and his great-uncle André Abadie all played at professional level. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Esteban Abadie profile". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Dalmasso, Florian (4 December 2023). "Débarqué à l'intersaison, Esteban Abadie déjà comme chez lui au RCT". Var-Matin  [ fr ] (in French). Nice-Matin . Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Esteban Abadie, Rouge & Noir jusqu'en 2025 !". Rugby Club Toulonnais (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Arnould, Paul. "Formation au Racing, famille de rugbymen et fan de surf : 5 choses à savoir sur Abadie". Rugbyrama (in French). Midi Olympique . Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  5. ↑ François, Olivier (29 December 2023). "Top 14 : " Ce nom j'en suis fier "… de Paris à Toulon, Esteban Abadie puise sa force de son histoire familiale". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Bové, Hugo (17 January 2024). "Tournoi des 6 Nations - XV de France : Halagahu, Gibert, Depoortère... Qui sont les cinq nouveaux joueurs appelés par Fabien Galthié ?". L'Indépendant (in French). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "6 Nations. Grégory Alldritt capitaine, six novices, des surprises… La liste des Bleus est dévoilée". Ouest-France (in French). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "France Six Nations squad: Alldritt named captain with six debutants picked". Evening Standard . Reuters. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  9. ↑ Corbet, Thomas (17 January 2024). "6 Nations 2024. Sélectionné, Esteban Abadie est toujours blessé selon Pierre Mignoni". actu.fr  [ fr ] (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Demay, Riwan (7 June 2015). "Disparition de l'ancien ailier du Racing et du Stade Français Geoffrey Abadie". Le Rugbynistère (in French). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
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