This Saturday, July 31 on France 2, the former rugby player was able to prove to his team and to his opponent that he is still in Olympic form.
The fort near the Ile d’Oléron always has surprises in store for viewers and participants. This Saturday, July 31, Sébastien Chabal, the former rugby player of the XV of France, surely broke a game show record Fort Boyard : the one of the most quickly completed event. While Olivier Minne presented the test, a colossus named Big Boo entered the arena, ready to put on celebrity team at risk. Faced with this powerful and imposing opponent, the team was less proud … It must be said that Michel Sarran, Willy Rovelli, Isabelle Ithurburu, Laurent Paganelli, Audrey Rossat and Laure Boulleau all seemed relatively small and small in front of Big Boo like the recount TV-Hobbies.
It is quite naturally that Sébastien Chabal is called upon to present himself to the game. And immediately, the deal is rebalanced : same size, same size, the game seems more fair, even if not won in advance. Big Boo and Sébastien Chabal grab the ring. At the top start of the host, everyone will have to pull all their strength to get closer to a bell behind him, and without letting go of the ring, ring the bell. Olivier Minne launches the event, and in just a few seconds, the former French XV drags his opponent and the ring to his side, then rings the bell. The test is quickly over, which amused the team a lot. Sébastien Chabal even has fun asking: ‘You don’t have his big brother? ”. One of her teammates, laughing, says: ‘He didn’t understand what was happening to him. ” Despite his 43 years, the former 1.93-meter rugby player has not lost any of his Olympic form.
From sportsman to winegrower
Sébastien Chabal is in good shape, it is surely because he has maintained rigorous training since his departure from the France team. However, he confided to the Team in 2020 that he had made a conversion that is surprising to say the least. For his 40th birthday, the sportsman who has retired since 2014 has become a winegrower. He assured the newspaper “very well” earn a living. As in all the disciplines he practices, Sébastien Chabal has participated in all stages of the conception of his wine: “It is not a marketing coup to sell bottles, it is not a commercial operation. I participated in the harvest, in the tasting, in the assembly. I really followed the whole process of wine making. I hope this story will last a very long time “, he confided to Provence. A profession that certainly maintains its shape a little!
Article written with the collaboration of 6Medias
Photo credits: Screenshot, France 2, Fort Boyard
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