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| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lyam Akrab (born 6 September 2005) is a French professional rugby union footballer who plays as a Hooker for Montpellier Hérault Rugby.
Club career
Akrab grew up in Villard-Bonnot, to the northeast of Grenoble. He played for CS Grésivaudan Belle Donne in Isère for ten years as a youngster, before spending a season at FC Grenoble Rugby and then joining Montpellier Hérault Rugby in his mid-teens. Initially playing at Prop, he transitioned to Hooker.[3][4]
On 18 May 2024, Akrab made his senior debut for the Montpellier first team, featuring against Stade Toulousain in the Top 14 as a replacement, coming on for Christopher Tolofua at the start of the second half.[5] On 14 December 2024, he scored his first professional try, scoring against the Welsh side Ospreys in the EPCR Challenge Cup.[6]
International career
Akrab scored a record seven tries for France U20 as the team won the 2025 U20 Six Nations Championship, finishing as the top scorer in the championship.[7] It was also the most ever scored by a forward in a single edition of the championship. He was subsequently named the player of the tournament.[8][9] That summer, he was selected for the 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship.[10]
References
- ^ "Lyam Akrab". Its Rugby. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "Lyam Akrab". All Rugby. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "Isérois Lyam Akrab continues with the Bleuets for the Crunch against England". Le Dauphine. 5 Feb 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ ""He smells the right shots": who is Lyam Akrab, the Bleuets' serial scorer?". Lequipe. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ Fernandez, Raphael (18 May 2024). "Top 14 - Montpellier – Toulouse: the summary of Toulouse's victory". Rugbyrama. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ Merlo, Mathias (14 December 2024). "Challenge Cup – Montpellier crushes the Ospreys and continues". Rugbyrama. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "The Bleuets take advantage of England's defeat in Wales to win the 6 Nations Tournament by beating Scotland". Lequipe. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "LYAM AKRAB NAMED U20 SIX NATIONS PLAYER OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP". Sixnationsrugby. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ^ "The players set to light up the World Rugby U20 Championship". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ^ Barbaza, Quentin (16 June 2025). "U20 World Cup – Fabien Brau-Boirie, Jon Echegaray, Simon Daroque… The list of 30 French players called up to Italy is known". Rugbyrama. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
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