Bastien Chalureau
Bastien Chalureau (born 13 February 1992) is a French professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Top 14 club Montpellier and the France national team. Early life 
Born in Mondavezan, Haute-Garonne, Bastien Chalureau started rugby in Cazères and then joined Toulouse youth system in 2009. Professional career 
On 5 March 2020, Chalureau joined Montpellier on a loan deal, and then signed permanently on 22 May. Thereafter, he won 2020–21 Challenge Cup and 2021–22 Top 14 with the Hérault side. On 7 November 2022, Chalureau was first called by Fabien Galthié to the France national team for the Autumn internationals. Judicial conviction for racism 
Bastien Chalureau was sentenced in 2020 after a racist assault against two other rugby players in Toulouse, to six months suspended prison sentence. Though he admits the attack, the 31-year-old contests the racist characterization and appealed the judgment. Then a player at Stade Toulousain, he was fired by his club. Honours 
 Montpellier
 1× Top 14: 2022
 1× European Rugby Challenge Cup: 2021

References

External links 
 
 France profile at FFR
 Montpellier Hérault Rugby
 EPCR
 All.Rugby

1992 births
People from Haute-Garonne
Living people
French rugby union players
Rugby union locks
USA Perpignan players
USON Nevers players
Stade Toulousain players
Montpellier Hérault Rugby players
2023 Rugby World Cup players
France international rugby union players