Swan Rebbadj (born 15 January 1995) is a French
rugby union
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player, his regular playing position is Flanker and as
Lock
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for
Toulon
Toulon (, , ; oc, label=Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is the ...
in the
Top 14
The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the French National Rugby League, also known by its French initialism o ...
.
Career
Rebbadj started playing at
RC Toulon
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in the
2016–17 season quickly becoming one of Toulon central pieces in the next few seasons.
Rebbadj was selected by
Franck Azéma
Franck Azéma (born 7 April 1971) is a French rugby union and is the Head coach of Top 14 side Toulon. He played as a centre
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et
Bernard Goutta
Bernard Goutta (born 28 September 1972 in Perpignan), is a French former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer and current rugby union coach. He is now co-head coach of his former union club, USA Perpignan, following the sacking ...
for the
French Barbarians
The Barbarian Rugby Club, more commonly known as the French Barbarians, is a rugby union team formed in 1979 and based in France. It was founded as an amateur invitational team modeled on the Barbarian F.C.
From the start of the 2017–18 season, ...
during the
autumn rugby union internationals
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. He made his debut on the international stage starting against the
Māori All Blacks
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at
Chaban-Delmas
Jacques Chaban-Delmas (; 7 March 1915 – 10 November 2000) was a French Gaullist politician. He served as Prime Minister under Georges Pompidou from 1969 to 1972. He was the Mayor of Bordeaux from 1947 to 1995 and a deputy for the Gironde ''d� ...
on the 10 November 2020.
International career
After a remarkable
2019–20 season,
Rebbadj was selected in the
French national squad for the
Autumn Nations Cup
The Autumn Nations Cup was a rugby union
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.
International tries
External links
France profileat FFR
References
1995 births
Living people
French rugby union players
RC Toulonnais players
Rugby union locks
Rugby union flankers
France international rugby union players
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