Sébastien Raguin

Sébastien Raguin
Personal information
Born (1980-02-14) 14 February 1980 (age 44)[1]
Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Playing information
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb) [2]
PositionSecond-row, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006 Toulouse Olympique 5 3 0 0 12
2007–12 Catalans Dragons 137 29 0 0 116
Total 142 32 0 0 128
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002–13 France 30 6 0 0 24
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
Toulouse Olympique
Source: [3][4]

Sébastien Raguin (born 14 February 1980)[1] is a French former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League; he played as a second-row or centre. He is the current first team coach for Toulouse Olympique in the RFL League 1.

Background

Raguin was born in Toulouse, France.[1]

Career

Raguin first caught the eye in 2005 playing for Toulouse Olympique during their famous run to the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup. He famously played for them semi-professionally whilst working during the week as a traffic warden in the city of Toulouse.

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 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[5]

He was named in the France squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dragons Catalans - Accueil". Les Dragons Catalans.
  2. ^ "Dragons Catalans". web page. Dragons Catalans S.A.S.P. 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  3. ^ Rugby League Project stats
  4. ^ loverugbyleague
  5. ^ "France dominated by Dragons". Sky Sports. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
  6. ^ "France name official squad". RLWC2008. 24 September 2008. Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.