 Zegueur representing France during the Six Nations Under 20s Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Oyonnax, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sacha Zegueur (born 21 June 1999) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Top 14 club Pau.
Sacha Zegueur was born on 21 June 1999 in Oyonnax, France where he grew up. [1] He began playing rugby for his hometown club in 2010. [2]
On 31 August 2018, Zegueur made his professional debut for Oyonnax against Colomiers. [3]
In October 2021, it was announced by multiple media sources that he will leave his club and join Pau at the end of the 2021–22 Pro D2 season. On 9 June 2022, the move was finally made official. [4]
On 24 September, he played his first game for his new club and started as a blindside flanker under his former France U20 coach Sébastien Piqueronies. [5]
In 2018, Zegueur won the Six Nations Under 20s Championship with France U20. [6] A few months later, he was selected for the World Rugby Under 20 Championship and won the competition. He then won a back-to-back championship the year after. [7]
On 22 November 2020, he received his first call-up to the France senior team for the Autumn Nations Cup after a Yacouba Camara's injury but he remained uncapped. [8]
On 12 March 2023, he was called back to the national team for the 2023 Six Nations Championship game against England. [9]
