![]() Estève playing for Béziers in 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 15 September 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Castelnaudary, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 7 November 2023 | (aged 77)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Béziers, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alain Estève (15 September 1946 – 7 November 2023) was a French international rugby union player. He played as a lock for AS Béziers.
Estève was placed in second place on The Sunday Times list of "most frightening French rugby players", and was nicknamed "the Beast of Béziers" for his rough play. He died of cancer on 7 November 2023, at the age of 77. [1] [2]
![]() Estève playing for Béziers in 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 15 September 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Castelnaudary, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 7 November 2023 | (aged 77)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Béziers, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alain Estève (15 September 1946 – 7 November 2023) was a French international rugby union player. He played as a lock for AS Béziers.
Estève was placed in second place on The Sunday Times list of "most frightening French rugby players", and was nicknamed "the Beast of Béziers" for his rough play. He died of cancer on 7 November 2023, at the age of 77. [1] [2]