Sacha Zegueur
Sacha Zegueur (born 21 June 1999) is a French rugby union player, who currently plays as a flanker for Top 14 club Pau.
.jpg.webp) Zegueur with France U20 in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Oyonnax, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Sacha Zegueur was born on 21 June 1999 in Oyonnax, France where he grew up.[1] He began playing rugby for his hometown club in 2010.[2]
Club career
On 31 August 2018, Zegueur made his professional debut for Oyonnax against Colomiers.[3]
In October 2021, it was announced by multiple media sources that he will leave his club and join Pau at the end of the 2021–22 Pro D2 season. On 9 June 2022, the move was finally made official.[4]
On 24 September, he played his first game for his new club and started as a blinside flanker under his former France U20 coach Sébastien Piqueronies.[5]
International career
In 2018, Zegueur won the Six Nations Under 20s Championship with France U20.[6] A few months later, he was selected for the World Rugby Under 20 Championship and won the competition. He then won a back-to-back championship the year after.[7]
On 22 November 2020, he received his first call-up to the France senior team for the Autumn Nations Cup after a Yacouba Camara's injury but he remained uncapped.[8]
On 12 March 2023, he was called back to the national team for the 2023 Six Nations Championship game against England.[9]
Honours
References
- Dunand, Jean-Pierre (21 March 2018). "Sacha Zegueur, le bleu des Bleuets". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- "Zegueur prolonge de deux saisons". Le Progrès (in French). 3 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- Bargallo, Alexis (5 September 2018). "Zegueur, l'enfant de Mathon". Rugbyrama (in French). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- @SectionPaloise (June 9, 2022). "Sacha Zegueur - 3e ligne, 22 ans" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Montpellier éteint la Section (43-17)". Section Paloise (in French). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- "France moins 20 ans : Le groupe pour le Tournoi". FFR (in French). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- "Sacha ZEGUEUR - Player statistics - Honours". It's Rugby. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- "Le troisième-ligne aile Sacha Zegueur remplace Yacouba Camara en équipe de France". L'Équipe (in French). 22 November 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- Gozioso, Damien (3 March 2023). "Section Paloise - XV de France : Sacha Zegueur appelé pour préparer Angleterre / France". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 13 March 2023.