Rayan Rebbadj

Rayan Rebbadj
Date of birth (1999-08-15) 15 August 1999 (age 25)[1]
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011-2018
2018-		 RC Port-de-Bouc
Rugby Club Toulonnais		 ()
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
France 7s
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team competition

Rayan Rebbadj (born 15 August 1999) is a French rugby union player who plays at Centre for Rugby Club Toulonnais and the France national rugby sevens team.

Career

He played as a youngster for RC Port-de-Bouc between 2011 and 2018, and for Rugby Club Toulonnais from 2018, signing his first professional contract in 2021.[2][3]

He was included in the team of the tournament as France national rugby sevens team won the 2024 Spain Sevens in June 2024.[4][5][6] He was subsequently named in the French Rugby Sevens team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[7][8]

Personal life

From Martigues, he has Algerian heritage. His uncles Rabah and Salek played for RC Toulon in the 1980s. His brother Swan Rebbadj is also a professional rugby union player.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Rayan Rabbadj". Its Rugby. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Rayan Rabbadj". AllRugby. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Rayan Rebbadj signs his first professional contract with Toulon". rugbyrama.fr. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  4. ^ "NEWS Vincent Onyala included in Madrid World SVNs Series Dream Team". Scrummage.co.ke. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  5. ^ "France rugby sevens raises expectations for home Olympics after its first world series win". Newsday. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Dupont guides France to Sevens glory". Supersport. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Dupont's Olympic selection confirmed as French rugby federation announces squads for Paris Games". Maulnews. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Dupont confirmed in France Sevens squad for Paris Olympics". France24.com. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  9. ^ "XV of France: 5 things to know about Swan Rebbadj, the new second-row of the Blues". lefigaro.fr. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  10. ^ "In the Rebbadj family, ask for the little brother". Lemarseillaise. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.