Rayan Rebbadj (born 15 August 1999) is a French rugby union player who plays at

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for

Rugby Club Toulonnais Rugby Club Toulonnais (), also referred to as Rugby Club Toulon or simply Toulon, is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon and competing in the Top 14. Located on the French Riviera, in the Provence region, the club plays its h ...

and the

France national rugby sevens team The France national rugby sevens team competes in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens, and other international tournaments. France's best finish in the World Series has been finishing in first (Grand Finals), which they ...

Career

He played as a youngster for RC Port-de-Bouc between 2011 and 2018, and for

from 2018, signing his first professional contract in 2021. He was included in the team of the tournament as

won the

2024 Spain Sevens The 2024 Spain Sevens or SVNS MAD is a rugby sevens tournament played at Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. Sixteen men's and women's teams participated, of which eight teams participated in the Grand Finals and the other teams participated in t ...

in June 2024. He was subsequently named in the French Rugby Sevens team for the

2024 Paris Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

Personal life

From

Martigues Martigues ( in classical norm, ''Lou Martegue'' in Mistralian norm) is a commune northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte. A ...

, he has Algerian heritage. His uncles Rabah and Salek played for

RC Toulon Rugby Club Toulonnais (), also referred to as Rugby Club Toulon or simply Toulon, is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon and competing in the Top 14. Located on the French Riviera, in the Provence region, the club plays its h ...

in the 1980s. His brother

Swan Rebbadj Swan Rebbadj (born 15 January 1995) is a French rugby union player, his regular playing position is Flanker and as Lock (rugby union), Lock for RC Toulonnais, Toulon in the Top 14. Career Rebbadj started playing at RC Toulonnais, RC Toulon in ...

is also a professional rugby union player.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rebbadj, Rayan 1999 births Living people RC Toulon players France international rugby sevens players French sportspeople of Algerian descent French rugby union players Sportspeople from Martigues Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby sevens players for France 21st-century French sportsmen