Rugby player
.jpg) Zegueur representing France during the Six Nations Under 20s Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1999-06-21) 21 June 1999 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Early life
Sacha Zegueur was born on (1999-06-21)21 June 1999 in Oyonnax, France where he grew up. He began playing rugby for his hometown club in 2010.
Club career
On 31 August 2018, Zegueur made his professional debut for Oyonnax against Colomiers.
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.
On 24 September, he played his first game for his new club and started as a blinside flanker under his former France U20 coach Sébastien Piqueronies.
International career
In 2018, Zegueur won the Six Nations Under 20s Championship with France U20. 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.
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.
On 12 March 2023, he was called back to the national team for the 2023 Six Nations Championship game against England.
Honours
- France U20
References
- Dunand, Jean-Pierre (21 March 2018). "Sacha Zegueur, le bleu des Bleuets". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- "Zegueur prolonge de deux saisons". Le Progrès (in French). 3 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- Bargallo, Alexis (5 September 2018). "Zegueur, l'enfant de Mathon". Rugbyrama (in French). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- @SectionPaloise (9 June 2022). "Sacha Zegueur - 3e ligne, 22 ans" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Montpellier éteint la Section (43-17)". Section Paloise (in French). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- "France moins 20 ans : Le groupe pour le Tournoi". FFR (in French). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- "Sacha ZEGUEUR - Player statistics - Honours". It's Rugby. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- "Le troisième-ligne aile Sacha Zegueur remplace Yacouba Camara en équipe de France". L'Équipe (in French). 22 November 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- Gozioso, Damien (3 March 2023). "Section Paloise - XV de France : Sacha Zegueur appelé pour préparer Angleterre / France". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
External links
- Section Paloise profile
- Sacha Zegueur at European Professional Club Rugby
- Sacha Zegueur at All.Rugby
- Sacha Zegueur at ESPNscrum
- Sacha Zegueur at ItsRugby.co.uk