Sébastien Chabal

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Sébastien Chabal
Date of birth December 8, 1977 (age 29)
Place of birth Valence
Height 1.91 m
Weight 106 kg
Nickname Attila, Cartouche
Rugby union career
Position Number 8
Professional clubs
2000-2004
2004-		 CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
Sale Sharks
correct as of March 17, 2007.
National team(s) Caps (points)
2000- France 27 (10)
correct as of March 17, 2007.

Sébastien Chabal (born 8 December 1977 in Valence, raised in Beauvallon) is a French rugby union footballer who plays at number eight in the back row of the scrum for Sale Sharks and France. He earned his first cap on March 4, 2000 against Scotland. He has played 27 games for France and has scored only two tries which came against Italy in the 2007 Six Nations.

Chabal joined Sale from French club Bourgoin-Jallieu, making his debut against the Leicester Tigers in 2004. He is renowned for his hard-hitting and aggressive style of play, but a short temper has led to disciplinary problems, most recently on 26 February 2006, when he received a red card for stamping on Wasps player Lawrence Dallaglio. Chabal has acquired cult status at Sale, enjoying the nickname "Seabass", and also affectionately by English rugby fans as the "homme des grottes".

He is well known for not shaving and his very long hair.

He is also famous for a number of eccentric moments in his rugby career. A few of these include missing a tackle on an opponent and tackling the linesman instead, lurching towards the referee when blown up trying to tackle a player and whilst attempting a small kick just behind the back line, he miscued it completely and subsequently attempted to boot the ball over the posts whilst it was still on the ground.

With this adding to his long hair and beard, he is a favourite amongst both the Sale and French rugby fans.

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