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| Birth name | Esteban Abadie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Le Mans, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
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]
Esteban Abadie is part of a rugby family, his dad Geoffrey Abadie , [4] his grandfather Alain Abadie and his great-uncle André Abadie all played at professional level. [10]
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