Sébastien Vahaamahina

Sébastien Vahaamahina (born 21 October 1991 in New Caledonia) is a French rugby union player of Wallisian origin from the French-administered South Pacific overseas collectivity of New Caledonia.

Sébastien Vahaamahina
Birth nameSébastien Vahaamahina
Date of birth (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991
Place of birthNouméa, New Caledonia
Height2.02 m (6 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight126 kg (19 st 12 lb; 278 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Clermont Auvergne
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2011
2011–2014
2014–		 Brive
Perpignan
Clermont		 1
49
108		 (0)
(20)
(40)
Correct as of 15 June 2019
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–2019 France 46 (5)
Correct as of 20 October 2019

His position is Lock and he currently plays for Clermont Auvergne[1] in the Top 14.[2] He began his career in New Caledonia and after moving to France, played with Brive before moving to Perpignan from 2011 to 2014. He was called up for France for the 2012 autumn internationals.

Born to parents from the Wallis and Futuna Polynesian community in Noumea, Vahaamahina began his rugby career in New Caledonia, in the South Pacific before moving to France.

International career

He represented France in the 2019 Rugby World Cup and scored their first try in the quarter-final against Wales, but was sent off after elbowing Welsh player Aaron Wainwright in the head. Wales went on to win the match by a scoreline of 20-19.[3][4] The day after the match he announced he would retire from international rugby.[5]

International tries
International tries
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 October 2019 Ōita Stadium, Ōita, Japan  Wales 5–0 19–20 2019 Rugby World Cup


References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Sébastien Vahaamahina Profile". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  3. "2019 Rugby World Cup: France lock Sebastien Vahaamahina given straight red for elbow on Aaron Wainwright". October 20, 2019 – via www.nzherald.co.nz.
  4. Calvert, Lee (October 20, 2019). "Wales 20-19 France: Rugby World Cup 2019, quarter-final – as it happened" – via www.theguardian.com.
  5. "Sebastien Vahaamahina retires after red card in Rugby World Cup match". October 21, 2019 – via www.stuff.co.nz.
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