Sébastien Raguin
French rugby league footballer and coach
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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.
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| Full name | Sébastien Raguin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1980[1] Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
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]
