Thibault Debaes (born November 30, 2001) is a French rugby union player who plays as a Fly-half for Section Paloise in the Top 14 competition and the France national under-20 team. He made his Top 14 debut with his club on January 28, 2022. [citation needed]
Date of birth | November 30, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Pau, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb; 185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editThibault Debaes is the son of Jean-Christophe Debaes, a former rugby player who was a fly-half for Section Paloise and FC Lourdes.[1]
Debaes started rugby for his hometown club in 2007. In 2014, he signed with Section Paloise and joined the Top 14 club at the end of the 2013–14 season.[2]
Thibault Debaes, featured during the Six Nations Under 20s Championship in 2019–20 and 2020–21 with the France national under-20 rugby union team. Debaes made his EPCR Challenge Cup debut for Section Paloise in 2019 against Cardiff Blues.[3] His Top 14 debut for Pau was against ASM Clermont Auvergne in the 2020–21 Top 14 season.[4]
His signing with Biarritz Olympique for two seasons starting from the summer of 2024 was announced in December 2023.[5] Prior to that, he was loaned to RC Vannes in February 2024 until the end of the current season.[6] During the 2023–2024 season, he only played three Challenge Cup matches and scored one conversion against the Cheetahs towards the end of the game.
References
edit- ^ "Thibault Debaes : 18 ans et déjà avec les pros". www.section-paloise.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "Thibault DEBAES". www.section-paloise.com. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "Section Paloise : Debaes en haut". SudOuest.fr (in French). October 26, 2020. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "La fiche rugby de : Thibault DEBAËS". www.allrugby.com (in French). Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "Thibault Debaes (Pau) rejoindra Biarritz cet été". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "Rugby - Section Paloise : Thibault Debaes va finir la saison à Vannes en prêt". LaRepubliqueDesPyrenees (in French). February 2, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.