South African-born second-rower Sebastian de Chaves moved to Tigers in the summer of 2013 after a season in France’s Top 14 league with Mont de Marsan.
Qualified to represent South Africa, Portugal and England, de Chaves collected honours at Under-20s level with the Springboks and played in their Junior World Championships in 2010, beating England in the third-place play-off.
After joining newly-promoted Mont de Marsan – alongside former Tigers Seru Rabeni and Ephraim Taukafa – he made 13 league appearances and started all six of their Amlin Challenge up games in 2012/13.
He began playing for the Tigers for the 2013/14 season aged 23. De Chaves spent 3 years with Leicester Tigers before joining London Irish in 2016.
In just his first season, he picked up the Players’ Player of the Year Award following a stellar campaign for Irish.
In November 2017, De Chaves extended his contract with London Irish. Scoring four tries in 30 appearances for Irish, the former Springbok Under-20 international is impressed with the long-term ambition of the club.
After three seasons with London Irish, De Chaves signed for Newcastle Falcons before leaving the club in 2021 to join Major League Rugby side Austin Gilgronis
In September 2021, Wasps announced the signing of de Chaves, who would join the Club on a short-term deal from Major League Rugby side Austin Gilgronis.
(LS September 15, 2021)
Career
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Newcastle Falcons No 4 Lock |
2019 - present |
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Austin Gilgronis Rugby No 4 Lock |
2021 - present |
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Mont-de-Marsan No 5 Lock |
2012 - 2013 |
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Leicester Tigers No 5 Lock |
2013 - 2016 |
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London Scottish No 4 Lock |
2019 - 2019 |
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London Irish No 4 Lock |
2016 - 2021 |
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Wasps No 4 Lock |
2021 - 2023 |
