Robins Tchale-Watchou

Robins Tchale-Watchou

Date of birth	(1983-05-10) 10 May 1983
Place of birth	Dschang, Cameroon
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	134 kg (21 st 3 lb; 297 lb)[1]
University	University of Dschang
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Lock, Flanker
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2013 2013–	Aurillac Gaillac Auch Stade Français Perpignan Montpellier	26 26 18 9 104 28	(5) (10) (0) (0) (10) (5)
correct as of 13 November 2012.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Cameroon
correct as of 13 November 2012.

Robins Tchale-Watchou (born 10 May 1983) is a Cameroonian rugby union player. His position is Lock and he currently plays for Montpellier Herault Rugby the Top 14.^[2]

Life and career

Robins was born in 1983, in the University town of Dschang, Cameroon, the second of eight children. His father was a wood trader and former weightlifter. He was initially a basketball player and took up rugby at the age of sixteen after French rugby player Olivier Vachiet convinced him to swap sports. He made his début for Cameroon in 2002, aged 19.

He received his first professional contract in 2005, with Aurillac in the French Pro D2. In his first season Aurillac were relegated and Robins joined UA Gaillac, who had just been promoted to the D2. Gaillac are also relegated, this time for financial reasons, but Tchale-Watchou impressed and was signed by Top 14 club Auch Gers. Auch were once again relegated.

After Auch's relegation, he was signed by glitzy Paris club Stade Français. It was not a successful move for Robins, starting only 3 games all season. He was not offered a new contract by the club. He was signed by USA Perpignan in 2009, establishing himself as a key member of the side that reached the Top 14 final in 2010.^[3] He is known by the nicknames Bulldoz, Tchou Tchou and Pikachu.

Honours

• Top 14 Finalist – 2009–10

References