Bastien Chalureau
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| Born | 13 February 1992 Mondavezan, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 124 kg (273 lb; 19 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bastien Chalureau (born 13 February 1992) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Top 14 club Montpellier and the France national team.
Early life
[edit]Born in Mondavezan, Haute-Garonne, Bastien Chalureau started rugby in Cazères and then joined Toulouse youth system in 2009.[1]
Professional career
[edit]On 5 March 2020, Chalureau joined Montpellier on a loan deal,[2] and then signed permanently on 22 May.[3] Thereafter, he won 2020–21 Challenge Cup and 2021–22 Top 14 with the Hérault side.
On 7 November 2022, Chalureau was first called by Fabien Galthié to the France national team for the Autumn internationals.[4]
Judicial conviction for racism
[edit]Bastien Chalureau was sentenced in 2020, after an assault against two other rugby players in Toulouse, to a six months suspended prison sentence. Then a player at Stade Toulousain, he was fired by his club.
Honours
[edit]- Montpellier
- 1× Top 14: 2022
- 1× European Rugby Challenge Cup: 2021
References
[edit]- ↑ "Bastien Chalureau part jouer en Australie". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 20 June 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ↑ "B. Chalureau prêté au MHR" (in French). Stade Toulousain. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ↑ "Officiel : Bastien Chalureau prolonge son contrat" (in French). Montpellier Hérault Rugby. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ↑ "XV de France : Chalureau, Picquette, Wardi, Pierre Boudehent et Ezeala appelés". L'Équipe (in French). 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- France profile at FFR
- Montpellier Hérault Rugby profile
- Bastien Chalureau at European Professional Club Rugby
- Bastien Chalureau at All.Rugby
- Bastien Chalureau at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
- Bastien Chalureau at ESPNscrum (archived)
- 1992 births
- People from Haute-Garonne
- Living people
- French rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- USA Perpignan players
- USON Nevers players
- Stade Toulousain players
- Montpellier Hérault Rugby players
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- France international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Haute-Garonne
- Occitan sportspeople
- 21st-century French sportsmen