Sebastian de Chaves (born 30 October 1990) is a South African

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(MLR). He plays as a

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Club career

De Chaves initially played with the

Golden Lions The Golden Lions (currently known as the Sigma Golden Lions for sponsorship reasons) is a South African professional rugby union team based in Johannesburg who compete in the annual Currie Cup and Rugby Challenge. The team is governed by the ...

, reaching an Under-19s Currie Cup Final in 2009 and playing Vodacom Cup rugby in 2012. In the same year, De Chaves moved to

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in France, newly promoted into the Top14. De Chaves again moved team in 2013, this time to

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Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its hom ...

. On 31 March 2016 it was announced that De Chaves would join English side

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on a two-year deal from the end of the 2015–2016 season. He joined

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ahead of the 2019–20 RFU Championship season. In August 2020, de Chaves signed for former club London Irish on a short-term deal for the remainder of the Premiership Rugby season. He was due to return to Newcastle Falcons ahead of their return to Premiership Rugby; however, he signed for

side

ahead of the 2021 season. On 15 September 2021, he returned to England once again as he signed a short-term deal with

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from the 2021-22 season.

International career

De Chaves is qualified to play for South Africa, Portugal and England. However, as of 2014, De Chaves has only represented the South African Under-20s Team, playing for them in the

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and finishing in third place.

References

External links

Leicester Tigers Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:De Chaves, Sebastian 1990 births Living people Rugby union players from Johannesburg Rugby union locks South African rugby union players South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players Leicester Tigers players London Irish players South African people of Portuguese descent Golden Lions players Stade Montois Rugby players Newcastle Falcons players Austin Gilgronis players Wasps RFC players