Patrick Estève (born

Lavelanet Lavelanet (; ''L'Avelhanet'' in the Languedocian dialect of Occitan language, Occitan) is a Communes of France, commune in the Ariège (department), Ariège Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie ...

, 14 February 1959) is a former French rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a wing. He was nicknamed ''TGV''. He first played at Carcassonne, which he joined in 1964, aged only 5 years old, and would join the first team in 1975. He joined Stade Lavelanétien for the season of 1979/80. He had his most successful years at

RC Narbonne Racing Club de Narbonne Méditerannée (also known as RCNM) is a French rugby union club that play in the third-level Nationale. They are based in Narbonne in the Aude '' département'' of Occitania. They were founded in 1907. They play at P ...

, where he played from 1980/81 to 1986/87. He won the

Challenge Yves du Manoir The Challenge Yves du Manoir was a rugby union club competition that was played in France between 1931 and 2003 under different names. It is named after former player Yves du Manoir. History The Challenge Yves du Manoir was officially created on ...

in 1984. After leaving RC Narbonne, he played for Castelnaudary in the minor leagues. He had 25 caps for

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, from 1982 to 1987, scoring 12 tries, 48 points on aggregate. He played at the

Five Nations Championship The Six Nations Championship (known as the Six Nations, branded as Guinness M6N) is an annual international rugby union competition by the teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. It is the oldest sports tournament contes ...

in 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986. He had 14 caps, scoring 8 tries, 32 points on aggregate. He was the top try scorer at the 1983 Five Nations Championship, scoring 5 tries, including one in each game. He was called for the

1987 Rugby World Cup The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. It was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia – New Zealand hosted 21 matches (17 pool stage matches, two semi-finals, the third-place play-off and the final) while Australia hosted 11 mat ...

, playing in two games and scoring a try.Patrick Estève International Statistics
/ref> After finishing his player career, he became a coach. He was president and coach of Stade Lavelanétien from 1997 to 1999.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Esteve, Patrick 1959 births Living people French rugby union players 20th-century French sportsmen France international rugby union players Rugby union wings Rugby union players from Ariège (department) French rugby union coaches RC Narbonne players 1987 Rugby World Cup players