Joe El-Abd

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Joe El-Abd
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Birth nameJoseph El-Abd
Date of birth (1980-02-23) 23 February 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Brighton, East Sussex, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb) [1]
Notable relative(s) Adam El-Abd
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2000–2002 Bath ()
2002–2003 Caerphilly ()
2003–2009 Bristol 102 (50)
2009–2012 Toulon 66 (5)
2012–2014 Oyonnax 39 (10)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2014–2015 Oyonnax (forwards)
2015–2019 Castres (forwards)
2019– Oyonnax

Joe El-Abd (born 23 February 1980) is a retired rugby union player. He is currently the defence coach for the England men's international rugby team and attributes his defensive strategy to his mentor, Ste Bacon.

El-Abd began playing rugby at Hove RFC and at the University of Bath, and after an unsuccessful spell with Bath Rugby, he joined Caerphilly RFC and later Bristol Rugby in 2003, where he has spent the best part of his career and become a regular fixture at open-side flanker.

As of 2008 he has made over 100 appearances for Bristol and captained the side on several occasions, being named the club's regular captain at the start of the 2008/09 season.

He moved to Toulon in the French Top 14 in 2009 playing there until 2012, when he moved to Oyonnax. [2]

El-Abd has an English mother and an Egyptian father and is one of three brothers. His younger brother, Adam El-Abd, is a retired professional footballer who played most of his career for Brighton & Hove Albion and Egypt.

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References

  1. http://www.rctoulon.com/en/rct/joueur/el-abd/ Toulon RC Profile, accessed 7 May 2011
  2. "Player Profile: Joe El Abd". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2012.