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.
| Born | 15 August 1999[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Swan Rebbadj (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
editHe 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]
Continuing with France for the 2025-26 SVNS, he was a try scorer in the final as France won the 2026 France Sevens in Bordeaux in June 2026, defeating New Zealand 14-5 in the final.[9]
Personal life
editFrom 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.[10][11]
References
edit- ↑ "Rayan Rebbadj". Its Rugby. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ↑ "Rayan Rabbadj". AllRugby. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ↑ "Rayan Rebbadj signs his first professional contract with Toulon". rugbyrama.fr. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ↑ "NEWS Vincent Onyala included in Madrid World SVNs Series Dream Team". Scrummage.co.ke. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ↑ "France rugby sevens raises expectations for home Olympics after its first world series win". Newsday. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ↑ "Dupont guides France to Sevens glory". Supersport. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ↑ "Dupont's Olympic selection confirmed as French rugby federation announces squads for Paris Games". Maulnews. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ↑ "Dupont confirmed in France Sevens squad for Paris Olympics". France24.com. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ↑ "France celebrate in Bordeaux as South Africa are crowned World Champions". svns.com. 7 June 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "In the Rebbadj family, ask for the little brother". Lemarseillaise. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.