Alain Estève (15 September 1946 – 7 November 2023) was a French international

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player. He played as a

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for AS Béziers. 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.

Honours

* French rugby champion: 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981 with AS Béziers *

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1972, 1975 and 1977 with AS Béziers

References

External links

France profile
at FFR
Statistiques scrum.comThe top 10 frightening Frenchmen
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