Alain Estève

Alain Estève (15 September 1946 – 7 November 2023) was a French international rugby union player. He played as a lock for AS Béziers.

Alain Estève

Estève playing for Béziers in 1971
Date of birth	(1946-09-15)15 September 1946
Place of birth	Castelnaudary, France
Date of death	7 November 2023(2023-11-07) (aged 77)
Place of death	Béziers, France
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	120 kg (260 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, flanker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1966–1967 1967–1982 Narbonne Béziers () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1971–1975 France 20 (0)

Estève was placed in second place on The Sunday Times list of "most frightening French rugby players", and was nicknamed "the Beast of Béziers" for his rough play. He died of cancer on 7 November 2023, at the age of 77.^[1][2]

Honours

• French rugby champion: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981 with AS Béziers
• Challenge Yves du Manoir 1972, 1975 and 1977 with AS Béziers

References

1. Ancien deuxième-ligne du quinze de France, Alain Estève est mort (in French)
2. Richardson, Charles (13 November 2023). "'It takes a lot to scare me, but I thought "Bloody hell"': Farewell to rugby's most feared player". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

External links

• France profile at FFR
• Statistiques scrum.com
• The top 10 frightening Frenchmen