Sébastien Raguin (born 14 February 1980) is a French former professional

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footballer who played for the

Catalans Dragons The Catalans Dragons (French language, French: ''Dragons Catalans'', Catalan language, Catalan: ''Dracs Catalans'') are a professional rugby league club from Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales department, France. Despite being based in France the ...

in the

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; he played as a or . He is the current first team coach for

Toulouse Olympique Toulouse Olympique or TO XIII is a professional rugby league club in Toulouse, south-west France. Founded in 1937, two years after the French Rugby League Federation, the club is a six-time winner of the French Rugby League Championship. The clu ...

in the

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Background

Raguin was born in

Toulouse Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...

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Career

Raguin first caught the eye in 2005 playing for

during their famous run to the semi-finals of the

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. He famously played for them semi-professionally whilst working during the week as a traffic warden in the city of

. In 2007 he signed with the Catalans Dragons, and quickly established himself as a key component of the Catalans pack. His 2007 season was punctuated by injury, however he became an ever-present in the Catalans Dragons side during their run to the Super League play-offs in 2008, where he frequently played in the centres striking up a good partnership with Younes Khattabi. He was named in the France training squad for the

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. He was named in the France squad for the

References

External links

Super League profile
1980 births Living people Catalans Dragons players France national rugby league team players French rugby league players Rugby league second-rows Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Toulouse Toulouse Olympique coaches Toulouse Olympique players 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-rugbyleague-bio-stub