Fabrice Estebanez (born 26 December 1981) is a French professional

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and

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footballer. He has played at club level for

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before joining

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, as a utility back and is able to play as a

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Background

Fabrice Estebanez was born in

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, France.

Career

Fabrice Estebanez began playing Rugby League at youth level with Pamiers XIII, then with Limoux XIII. He switched code a first time, playing Rugby Union for U.S. Colomiers as a junior (under 20) player. In 2001, Estebanez switched back to Rugby League, playing for Limoux XIII for three years before joining Toulouse XIII Olympique where, in 2005, he reached the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup. He earned 25 caps for the

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; once scoring 10 tries in a 120–0 rout of

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on 22 Oct 2003 in the 2003

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. In 2006, he switched to Rugby Union again, joining Rugby Club Gaillac which was just promoted to

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. Since 2007, he plays in the Top 14 for

, primarily as a fly-half, but often as a centre. On 20 January 2010, he was called by coach Marc Lievremont in the French squad for the

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. Wikipedia" He made his debut for

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against

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in November 2010.

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References

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