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Sébastien Chabal, born 8 December 1977 in Valence, Drôme, is a retired French rugby union player. He played number eight and lock professionally for the French team Bourgoin (1998–2004); the English team Sale Sharks (2004–2009); the French team Racing Métro 92 Paris (2009–February 2012); and the French national side. He earned his first international cap on 4 March 2000 against Scotland. He has represented France in 62 games scoring six tries; two against Italy in the 2007 Six Nations Championship; a match-winning try against England in the run-up to the 2007 Rugby World Cup; two against Namibia in the 2007 Rugby World Cup; and one against Italy in the 2009 Six Nations Championship. He was one of the most popular sportsmen in France, so much that local journalists write and talk about ''Chabalmania''. Chabal played rugby union professionally for 16 years and won the English Premiership with Sale, and the 2007 Six Nations Championship with France. He has also finished at fourth place at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He is known for his full beard, long hair and ferocious tackling, leading the French rugby fans to nickname him ''l'Homme des Cavernes''— the Caveman. With this look, he has a number of lucrative commercial contracts which has made him the highest paid French rugby union player since 2007. Chabal is a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Monaco-based international organization (Peace and Sport ). ==Personal life== Born on 8 December 1977 in Valence, Drôme, Chabal grew up in Beaumont-lès-Valence in the Drôme department in southeast France. His modest family was originally from Ardèche. His father worked in a garage and his mother worked in a jewellery store. Passionate about mechanical works, he attended a Lycée professionnel where he studied for and obtained a ''brevet d'études professionnelles'' in mechanics.〔 He then worked as a milling machine operator in a Salmson factory in Crest, Drôme. While working in Crest, he played rugby for the amateur club in Beauvallon.〔 When he joined Valence Sportif, he left his factory job and became a professional rugby union player. While playing for Bourgoin-Jallieu, he married Annick〔 〕 and became stepfather to her daughter who was born in 1994.〔 In 2005, he welcomed the birth of his daughter Lily-Rose.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sébastien Chabal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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