Rugby player
 Chalureau representing Perpignan during the Pro D2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1992-02-13) 13 February 1992 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Mondavezan, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 124 kg (273 lb; 19 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bastien Chalureau (born 13 February 1992) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Top 14 club Montpellier and the France national team.
Early life
Born in Mondavezan, Haute-Garonne, Bastien Chalureau started rugby in Cazères and then joined Toulouse youth system in 2009.
Professional career
On 5 March 2020, Chalureau joined Montpellier on a loan deal, and then signed permanently on 22 May. Thereafter, he won 2020–21 Challenge Cup and 2021–22 Top 14 with the Hérault side.
On 7 November 2022, Chalureau was first called by Fabien Galthié to the France national team for the Autumn internationals.
Judicial conviction for racism
Bastien Chalureau was sentenced in 2020, after an assault against two other rugby players in Toulouse, to a six months suspended prison sentence. Then a player at Stade Toulousain, he was fired by his club.
Honours
- Montpellier
- 1× Top 14: 2022
- 1× European Rugby Challenge Cup: 2021
References
- "Bastien Chalureau part jouer en Australie". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 20 June 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- "B. Chalureau prêté au MHR" (in French). Stade Toulousain. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- "Officiel : Bastien Chalureau prolonge son contrat" (in French). Montpellier Hérault Rugby. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- "XV de France : Chalureau, Picquette, Wardi, Pierre Boudehent et Ezeala appelés". L'Équipe (in French). 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
External links
- France profile at FFR
- Montpellier Hérault Rugby profile
- Bastien Chalureau at European Professional Club Rugby
- Bastien Chalureau at All.Rugby
- Bastien Chalureau at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Bastien Chalureau at ESPNscrum
| France squad – 2023 Rugby World Cup | |
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| Forwards | |
| Backs | |
| Head coach: Galthié | |
- 1992 births
- People from Haute-Garonne
- Living people
- French rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- USA Perpignan players
- USON Nevers players
- Stade Toulousain players
- Montpellier Hérault Rugby players
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- France international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Haute-Garonne
- 21st-century French sportsmen