3 of the SCARIEST MEN to ever play Rugby: Sebastien Chabal, Gerard Cholley and Alain Esteve.

Rugby is one of the World's Toughest Sports. These 3 Men were 3 of the most intimidating to ever set foot on the Rugby Pitch.
Sebastien Chabal, Garrard Cholley and Alain Esteve.
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[@robertmiller2173]

As a New Zealander I love the way the French Play Rugby!

[@mattlegg1976]

Nice one. 👊🥊

[@didierpillet2486]

thank you, it's nice, but we haven't gained anything, beauty without results is only worth the value we give them! but thanks ! , but our players without your players are nothing! love nations rugby !

[@Casteeyo...]

​@mattlegg1976 hey 👋 ... nice video

[@Jaimelhistoire]

Victime fragile ​@@didierpillet2486

[@cordos2362]

And the French love the Kiwis, and have so much respect for their rugby (even though they don't always show it...)

[@vernonbear]

Chabal played for Sale Sharks whilst I worked with the football club who shared a ground with them. Crossed paths with him several times and holy cow he’s an imposing individual, he’s massive and as everyone knows he’s a tough opponent BUT what a gentleman, he’d stop and pass time with fans quite happily, of all of the players I crossed paths with he stood out ‘cause he was such a decent bloke. Loved watching him play.

[@egregiousblunder5395]

I've always liked Rugby more than American football over here. We often played Rugby in the fields near out parents farms here. It was more personal, and I feel required a bit more toughness and compassion for your team to play. We were taught to play by an English boy that moved here with his parents. From then on we had about 6 teams from different neighborhoods that would play a mini league for about 6 years until most of us graduated and moved on. I miss those days!

[@HighMaintenancePS]

AWESOME mate good to hear and good to watch the game developing in bed your way. You guys play it a n good spirit.

[@sexobscura]

It does require and involve more strength of both character and brawn. Only minimal protection is offered against the inevitable knocks that a physical game ensures, too

[@egregiousblunder5395]

@@sexobscura You've got to be a bit crazy and ugly too, that's where I excelled in rugby lol.

[@Juju-uy5bb]

Very interesting thanks for sharing. Salutations de France.

[@BoereViking]

Rugby it is like American Football but for men...😉

[@zebradgr8339]

I met Chabal in Toulon ... humble and down to Earth.... One has to admire people like him

[@scottydees2748]

The best era, it’ll never be repeated. France, Springboks, Argentina, Aus, the all blacks. No head gear, no shoulder pads, happy days. Great job mate, cheers.

[@andrewcowman8731]

I played in a game vs Esteve for Beziers. Esteve clocked me with a happily a glance!! A monster of a man with clubs in the area. With Michel Palmie 2 monsters that never took a step back. He tried to tap my nose to be a true Bitterois. I wriggled away with what ever force I had to his laughter. So so glad to have met him.

[@mattlegg1976]

Ah wow! Brilliant. Thank you for the message 👊🥊

[@mu0nt893]

Yeah, i can't imagine playing against Esteve AND Palmie...

[@keithrichardsom1898]

Playing ruby since I was 15 during the late 70 s ,80 s and 90s I've come across many a hardman and seen plenty and I've got to say all were gentleman off the pitch,great sport,great men great video keep them coming

[@pauledwards7340]

Where ?

[@cwshtygriff13]

@@pauledwards7340Outside 👍

[@Gazzaroo]

Sucker punching someone pretty damn cowardly and blatant cheating. Not something to be glorified

[@jusele-ox9rc]

​@@Gazzaroothat was part of it back then, getting shoeing a smack in the mouth was a badge of honour afterwards plenty of ale to go along with the story and to sooth a broken nose.

[@LongShadong]

Come on I’m from nz and all rugby boys are heavy drinking never fight one on one and always get away with anything and I grew up with future all blacks

[@CarrinaCarrillo]

As an American, I love to see and hear about the physical players in sports other than football from around the world. I think these guys would have done very well in football. Respect from the United States.

[@mattlegg1976]

Hi , great to hear from you. Thank you for the message 🥊👊

[@wackerone7253]

Love this video Matt, bit of a move away from boxing and fighting! Great stuff mate, looking forward to more.

[@mattlegg1976]

Glad you enjoyed it Thank you 🥊👊

[@Mewltow]

Love it Matty. It keeps opening my eyes to tough men who you wouldnt necessarily think about. Thanks

[@fiblayves7982]

Merci pour cette excellente vidéo, qui m'a fait énormément plaisir. Je suis née à BÉZIERS. En 1970 (j'avais 10 ans.) j'étais supporter de l'ABS que nous allions voir au stade de Sauclières avec mon Papa. Bien sur des joueurs comme Gérard Cholley, Sébastien Chabal et Alain Estève on marquer beaucoup de personnes comme moi passionner de rugby. Jean-Luc Fabre a écrit un livre : Alain Estève, le géant de Béziers. Je recommande ce livre qui est bouleversant sur la vie d'Alain Estève. Encore merci pour cette vidéo. Yves

[@jeff0469]

idem pour moi natif de Beziers en 57 j'ai vécu la décennie magique avec Esteve, les frères Vaquerins, Cantoni, Paco, Palmié, Astre, Saisset.....etc.....et Sauclieres en liesse....ah oui j’ai la nostalgie de ces années 70.....merci le rugby.

[@simpleman491]

Ah ! Sauclieres le dimanche à 15h! Que de bons souvenirs ! Notamment quand L'ASB recevait Toulon 💥💥

[@pjofurey6239]

Love it Matt, nobody better to keep these legends rolling ! Always boxing here , but massive love for the rugby too , so I was very happy to see you put some egg chasers stuff on your channel . A group of guys who lived tough lives I knew , were the bikers , look up a mad dude from the states name of Doug “the thug” Orr .RIP . KEEP EM COMING .

[@popsbubbles1242]

Never forget watching Chabal charge through opponents that hair flying with the beard, tremendous, great player. Nice one Matt you always reveal more about characters, really cool. Cheers.

[@neelsdebruyn8914]

What legends these players were. Thank you for a great video! I'm a South African and appreciate the older generation rugby too. These were players in my fathers time.

[@franciscouderq1100]

Thank you for putting these three chaps back under the spotlight. They deserve it.

[@bryanmann6249]

I’m a former American football player and never really watched this sport till this year when I watched the World Cup. I’m hooked. I love the passion of these players no show boating like the NFL. This is truly a Gentleman’s sport. 💪

[@mattlegg1976]

Nice one, thank you for the message. Interesting to hear your views , coming from American Football. 🥊👊

[@batsquatch1987]

Thanks for another great video Matt!

[@kevdimo6459]

You’re great on this channel Matt! Keep the stories coming please mate 👍🏼

[@mattlegg1976]

Nice one. Thank you for that 👊🥊

[@thereheis2093]

@@mattlegg1976I like the vid. Great job. But I only know cm-kg. I don’t have a clue what is stone to kg

[@kevingeorge8203]

Great video mate. Keep em rolling

[@Bear230grain]

I was fortunate enough to meet two rugby players from the Australian national team when I was in Sydney.. they were the most intimidating and humble guys in the pub.. absolute beats of men, and at the same time super friendly and cool.

[@mattlegg1976]

That's great to hear. I appreciate the respectful, humble men like that 👊🥊

[@Antonocon]

I don't know why I find these stories so compelling but they are great. Love the countryside background also.

[@mattlegg1976]

Ah brilliant, thank you very much 🥊👊

[@Smartion]

That French dude 😂😂😂 love it! Really good content Matt cheers mate 🙏

[@vantheman1238]

The French team of the 1970s and 80s were special. Brilliant running rugby from talented mesmerising backs and absolute thuggery from the forwards. That French team had some massive games against the NZ All Blacks and the violence on the pitch matched the brilliant rugby.

[@chriscole2271]

Great content Matt, really enjoy your channel 👍🥊 🇬🇧

[@mattwhitfield9850]

Great video Matt... your perspective is always educational and entertaining!!

[@seanomaoilriain6705]

Love your videos Matt and thanks for the great content. 10/10 as always.

[@mattlegg1976]

Thank you very much 👍🥊

[@bassfixer]

Loving the prolific style.. away a few days n i got some catching up to do! Great stuff.. thanks Matt! 🫡

[@Mr-Spork]

Played for 20 years. Got cracked in the head many times (punches, knees, heads), but it helps build character - & a sense of humour. Love the sport but love the camaraderie even more. Thanks for the brilliant vids!

[@mattboxall6787]

Really enjoyed this video Matt. Enjoy watching Rugby and good watching about rugby hard men for a change, although I do like the boxing and fighting stuff as well. A video on the strong men (world strongest men series) would be good, especially the British men as it’s something I watch and a lot of them have a past working as doormen etc and moving in them circles. Just a thought but may not be everyone’s cup of tea. Brilliant content as always 👍

[@boundsgreenboy8354]

Nice choice Matt and when it comes to rugby you know that there's many others who figured. Condolences to JP Williams 🙏 family, certainly a name to remember amongst the greats.

[@mattlegg1976]

Hi mate. Yes I've got a big list. South African, New Zealand and loads more 👍🥊

[@kevingeorge8203]

J P Williams wasn't a massive man by any standards but was as tough as they come. Never took a backward step. Hard as nails. ❤

[@cwshtygriff13]

JPR was an absolute gentleman’ and an amazing doctor too. Not many people know this ‘ but I was one his patients 30 years ago’ and many others were too. He was also fantastic at tennis and cricket.

[@pauldurkee4764]

​@@kevingeorge8203 Not very big by modern standards, but a rock of a man. He suffered some shocking foul play but got on with it, notably that stamp on his face by NZ prop John Ashworth, he was trapped on the floor and Ashworth ripped his cheek open with his boot. He went off, his father who was a doctor, stitched his face up, and he went back on. Says a lot about JPR, and Ashworth, he never even apologised, what can you say.

[@benjamin-ri2do]

R.i.p my mucca just put a pic up of jpr and my mucca knickname is lump and jpr was old bigger guy than I'd think we lost a legend

[@Venus_Isle]

Thanks Matt. Good to see you digging beyond the confines of the usual UK Hardman folklore. Respect to these French working class warriors too...

[@ryansudale4904]

Good to see you back this week , quality video as usual loved the music. I grew up in Leicester and Martin Johnson was a animal and a beast of a man

[@pauledwards7340]

What a joke Johnson was a big baby !

[@ryansudale4904]

@@pauledwards7340 that's just my opinion mate hope you are good

[@mattlegg1976]

Nice one. Thank you. Yeah Martin Johnson keeps popping up in my research 👍🥊

[@chermebrownsauce8049]

Beautiful place at the end! Keep these videos coming. Great work! Cheers!

[@mattlegg1976]

Brilliant. Thank you very much 🥊👊

[@robertmiller2173]

Classic, thanks for sharing! I love it!

[@mattlegg1976]

Thank you Robert 👊🥊

[@phelansa23]

Three absolute legends. Looking forward to more videos.

[@matthow9131]

Fantastic, all massive legends in their own right, Chabal will always be one of my favourites.

[@jerrydufresne1886]

Really cool video man, I loved the background on the players.

[@mattlegg1976]

Thank you very much 🥊👍👊

[@V0ices420]

Great video and information as always Matt. Have you read up on Bobby Windsor? The iron Duke absolute Welsh legend 🙌

[@KernowekTim]

Yep, Bobby and Graham were a real handful.

[@mogadog9184]

nice change of content matt,enjoyed that mate nice one👍

[@mattlegg1976]

Brilliant. Thank you. I'm working on Jonah Lomu and Jerry Collins at the moment 🥊👊

[@garysides636]

Hi Matt, love the video ....as per very good to learn about other sportsmen and their lives ... I hope you're well? Be happy and safe 🙏

[@RickC-oo1hm]

Excellent video, Matt. Some seriously tough lads in rugby !

[@mattlegg1976]

Thank you very much. 100% 🥊👊

[@darrencheyne8887]

Great vid as always Matt....

[@christophelavie]

Mon classement est 1 Cholley 2 Estève 3 Palmié 4 Chabal. J'ai vu beaucoup de matches depuis les années 70, ce n'était pas le même rugby mais certains joueurs étaient absolument monstrueux et craints. Chabal est peut être le meilleur de tous mais ce n'était pas le plus effrayant, il y avait beaucoup plus de défis physiques statiques dans les années 70-80 et d'intimidations. Des fois c'étaient la guerre My ranking is 1 Cholley, 2 Estève, 3 Palmié, 4 Chabal. I've watched a lot of matches since the '70s; it wasn't the same rugby, but some players were absolutely monstrous and feared. Chabal may be the best of all, but he wasn't the most intimidating; there were many more static physical challenges in the '70s-'80s and intimidations. Sometimes, it was like a war.

[@darrenpierce9505]

Thanks for video Matt 👍

[@rahowherox1177]

Great vid and a good trip down memory lane

[@williampacter7399]

Great and really interesting content. Thank you Matt

[@lukedavies6588]

Great video Matt! Didn’t know half of that, maybe a video about the Aussie NRL hard man would be a good shout. Plenty of them to mention!

[@NorthmanGuitarCovers-Vkng737]

Great video... I'm American so we don't even have rugby here but I know Sebastien Chabal! That dude is a f*****g legend... 20 + years ago when I first started lifting weights he's one of the guys I wanted to be like... I never knew the guy was as funny as he was or the music part... I love that considering I'm a guitarist myself and music is a huge part of my life... Great job, good video, I learned something today... Thank you

[@mattlegg1976]

Hi, thank you very much. Great to hear from you. Chabal seems to be be a great guy, I totally agree with you 👊🥊

[@rg3412]

This is awesome, please we need to see more!

[@mattlegg1976]

Thank you so much 🥊👊❤️

[@Pete_Gribs]

Brilliant! Thanks Matt! Pete 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@mattlegg1976]

Thank you Pete 👊🥊

[@jasonmcgee3289]

Keep up the good work m8 big love 🙏🏻🙏🏻👊👊

[@mattlegg1976]

Thank you Jason 🥊👊

[@toughluck1983]

Love this Matt, more rugby stuff, this is unique, boxing, rugby and villains content is quality content ❤

[@mattlegg1976]

Brilliant, glad you like it. Thank you very much 🥊👊❤️

[@stuartconway2279]

Great Video Matt , love my Rugby, coached for a while in North Wales along with Football and Karate . Most of the Giants of Rugby are Gentlemen off the pitch . Had a mate Colin Sargent 6.3 50 inch Chest ex Welsh Guards lovely lad off the pitch Beast on it Played Prop soon as he pulled the Jersey on different Man 😂 Take care Matt hope your lad gets sorted with a job 👊👊

[@chrisfifield5581]

Great video...these were extremely tough guys and great players...proper rubgy boys.

[@mattlegg1976]

Nice one. Thank you 👊🥊

[@jonkrause6714]

Recommended vid and grateful for your video. 🙏Reminiscing of my 6th grade science teacher, Mr Vogel, who was active in rugby; he was brutally strong, intimidating but the most humble and kind man to this day. He got me started into love of doing sports and science. Liked your comparisons and I think functional power, athleticism and skill are lacking in most popularized sports. Spot on vid. 🤙…now to your next vid.

[@mattlegg1976]

Ah that's brilliant. I really appreciate your message, great to hear from you. Thank you 🥊👊

[@edensilva4283]

You got this Matt. Some of your peers are stuck on the true crime, which is fine but slightly restrictive. I think u r content& videos has always been solid & showing the eclectic side of ur personality is superb 👌 Please keep it up King 👑

[@mattlegg1976]

Thank you so much 🥊👊

[@inexpensivegames]

All three tough guys with different personalities shows that you can be tough without having to act tough. Man they look scary , LOVE THE VIDEO, THE STORY and The choice of people.

[@riley124]

Brilliant. Thanks for this.

[@mattlegg1976]

Thank you for watching 👊🥊

[@kayejaye261]

Love content. I respect the tough athletes of 70s. Being from America I don’t watch lot of rugby and ur football but respect the men who play with heart. Thank you for both educational and entertaining vids. Just subbed. Will be watching all vids. First one was of Rooney. Was great. Congrats on getting in shape. I born in 71. Trying to do that myself. Look forward to content.

[@mattlegg1976]

Hi, thank you for the message, and thank you for the sub. And great to hear your getting in shape aswell. Important as we get older. 👊🥊👍

[@leethornborough-zc3py]

Great content as always😊😊

[@mattlegg1976]

Thank you mate 🥊👊

[@richardwilkinson6959]

Another great video Matt hope ur well. Id love to see u do a video of Andy hug i think youll find him intresting as a fighter. Take care bro🥊❤

[@arthorius_]

great video, thanks from France

[@jiquerez]

I'm not even into Rugby and got here because a buddy sent me a link to a Chabal comnpilation. KZbin being KZbin I got here and watched this little gem. Long story short, II want to say Thank You for uploading this video. Very informative and interesting, even for me. Me like. :)

[@mattlegg1976]

Ah great. Thank you very much 🥊👊

[@SmokeNUFC]

Good video i dont follow rugby so this was all new to me and very interesting.. keep the videos coming matt 😁

[@moosa9850]

Thanks mate, definitely worth a subscription

[@mattlegg1976]

Thank you very much 👊🥊

[@moosa9850]

@@mattlegg1976 pleasure

[@garryyoung8945]

Enjoyed that. Thank you

[@garfieldferguson6502]

Brilliant video Matt 👍

[@thetamihana2561]

The old rugby played in the 70s is the one played in heaven.🏉😇

[@mattlegg1976]

👊🥊

[@theoilandgasresourceportal2132]

Great video. I knew about those French forwards from the 70s. But good to get some more details

[@cordos2362]

Great video, merci Sir.

[@bullfrog4005]

Really enjoyed the content again, love the rugby ones. More more more please

[@mattlegg1976]

Brilliant, thank you 🥊👊

[@shaunnewton7469]

Great vid again Matt

[@mattlegg1976]

Nice one Shaun 🥊👊

[@snakeman9902]

Brilliant Matt, the rugby tough men are a brilliant choice.. loving the vids .

[@mattlegg1976]

Thank you very much 👍🥊

[@mattlegg1976]

Thank you very much 👍🥊

[@itsmelampoi]

Fantastic, all 3 could've stared in game of thrones . Totally unstoppable as human beings

[@naughtiusmaximus5057]

Clicked to watch a video of 3 of the scariest men in rugby. Found myself watching Sebastian Chabal, in a banana suit, singing the Proclaimers. Great vid!

[@mattlegg1976]

🤣🤣 Nice one 🥊👍

[@johnthompson6059]

Great video keep up the good work.

[@Melbournewelder]

Thank you Matt always great videos.

[@mattlegg1976]

Thank you very much 🥊👊

[@Melbournewelder]

@@mattlegg1976 Hi Matt if can do a video on American Actor William Smith RIP he was in a Clint Eastwood movie Any which you can it was one of lots of Movies he was in was trained in boxing and martial arts was apparently legit tough guy very humble on the research I did. Thanks for the great videos.

[@dezza718]

Brilliant video thank you

[@Tg-cb7ly]

Great stuff very interesting mate your doing a great thing cheers mate

[@stephenshipley2631]

Another great video matt,

[@juanhunglow2220]

Great video mate

[@mattlegg1976]

Nice one. Thank you 🥊

[@redrum4100]

Great watching, as ever. Cheers. Hope you'll do a piece on 6ft 8 policeman and England legend Wade Dooley, who England forward Martin Bayfield described as "the most naturally violent man the game of rugby has ever seen".

[@mattlegg1976]

Thank you very much. Definitely, I'll add Wade to the list. 🥊👊👍

[@vantheman1238]

@@mattlegg1976Wade Dooley by all accounts asked a referee not to send off a French forward who had kicked him in the head. He wanted to exact his own retribution. He broke the jaw of Welsh forward Phil Davies with one punch. Dooley was feared. Known as the Blackpool Tower.

[@KernowekTim]

Nah. Colin Meads would sort Dooley out back in the day. Those big NZ hill farmers were/are hard men. I'll give you a real hard bugger: Graham Price, Welsh prop. In my old opinion.

[@jameslast7555]

Who??? never heard of him, Bayfield was an average player at best

[@redrum4100]

@@jameslast7555 Typically anyone playing for their nation is a cut above your common or garden "average" player, but then again this isn't about Bayfield, it's about Dooley. If you have never heard of Dooley, keep watching, as Matt has promised to do a slot on him.

[@dangermouse957]

Great video again Matt.

[@mattlegg1976]

Thank you very much 👊🥊

[@franciscojavierruizmanchon8177]

great show mate!

[@mattlegg1976]

Thank you very much 🥊👍

[@jeanbilly8466]

Great watch.💯Brilliant content .💕

[@mrbipolarmattyhoward6071]

Matt your videos are becoming so professional and well done any one watching them would think your a pro at this youtube channel content. congratulations i did call it early doors if you remember keep them coming your be biggest on here before you no it.

[@mattlegg1976]

Nice one Matty. Thank you mate 🥊👊

[@mrbipolarmattyhoward6071]

@@mattlegg1976 no honest Matt you are becoming so good and professional its frightening have a great weekend

[@cjels5400]

excellent!! coming from SA we love these legends 🍻

[@mickc7831]

Great content mate👍

[@mattlegg1976]

Thank you 👊🥊

[@davelewis7098]

I find with strong men comes an equal compassion !! Great videos Gpd bless

[@mattlegg1976]

I do agree there. Thank you for the message 👊🥊

[@christophersmith5017]

Thoroughly enjoyed that Matt

[@mattlegg1976]

Brilliant. Thank you very much 👊🥊

[@ThePstorm]

Loving this Rugby content Matt. Perhaps a video on The 99 Call, British Lions SA Tour 1974...

[@Tompanelli1]

Great video. Thanks

[@andrewwilliams6936]

Great video Matt, those Chabal videos are like dreams you have after eating too much cheese late at night. Scary.

[@mattlegg1976]

🤣 I know what you mean 🥊👊

[@rleriche5044]

Good bit of history there. Cheers Matt.

[@Stephen-gt8pd]

Wow, great show, more please!!!!

[@mattlegg1976]

Thank you very much 👍🥊

[@wingcommanderdaltonwalton67]

Fantastic,these rugby vids are brilliant, pissed myself at Chabal vids😂😂😂🥊🥊🥊🥊

[@katyzsoldos664]

❤❤❤❤❤❤Well done 👏 xxxxx been looking forward to watching this one 😊 xxx ❤

[@mattlegg1976]

Thank you. What do you think? Xxx❤️❤️

[@katyzsoldos664]

Your the Best 😂🤩😘❤❤

[@BOXINCHING]

Great content Matt….Actors would be an interesting one,heard Gene Hackman was a handful in his day 👍

[@whatdoyousaymrwilson]

The Tuilagi brothers were/are some of the hardest to play the game. Particularly Henry Tuilagi he was an absolute beast on the pitch!

[@mattlegg1976]

Definitely, they're on my list for future videos 👍👊🥊

[@whatdoyousaymrwilson]

​@@mattlegg1976Henry Tuilagi's son now plays in France, he's nearly 6ft 4 and weighs just under 23 stone and is 18!

[@stevedudley3322]

Excellent Matt well done, Mick Skinner, England flanker is worth a mention