Issam Hamel
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| Date of birth | 16 June 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Issam Hamel is an Algerian rugby union player who plays for CA Brive in the Pro D2. He predominately plays hooker.[1][2][3]
Club career
[edit]CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
[edit]Hamel began his career at CS Bourgoin-Jallieu joining as a cadet while at school. He made his debut for the senior side while still being part of the squads espoirs.
Racing 92
[edit]He joined Racing in 2018 signing a 3-year contract with the Top 14 giants. However, after 2 years with only 2 appearances, totalling on 31 minutes, he left to join USON Nevers seeking more game time.[4]
USON Nevers
[edit]He made his debut for the Pro D2 side in Round One of the 2020/21 season coming off the bench. In his first season he amassed 27 appearances only missing 3 games. In three seasons at the club he only missed 10 games, scoring 22 tries in 83 appearances.[5][6]
CA Brive
[edit]In 2023 Hamel signed a two-year contract at CA Brive.[7][8]
International career
[edit]Hamel made his debut for the Algerian national side in 2017, featuring in a 36–13 win over Tunisia in the Maghreb Tri-nations. He featured in the squad that came 3rd in the 2022 Rugby Africa Cup.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Joueurs". cabrive-rugby.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Issam HAMEL - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Issam Hamel". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ France, Centre (4 July 2020). "Rugby/Pro D2 - Issam Hamel, nouveau talonneur de l'USON Nevers : "Je viens pour jouer et passer un cap"". www.lejdc.fr. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Issam HAMEL profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "USON Nevers Rugby - Issam HAMEL". www.usonneversrugby.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Transfert : Brive sur la piste d'Issam Hamel". www.allezbriverugby.com (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Joueurs". cabrive-rugby.com. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ "Algeria come third in the Rugby Africa Cup". Algerie Presse Service. Retrieved 15 July 2023.