Ryan Chapuis

Ryan Chapuis is a back-row forward with Stade Français Paris, the storied capital-city club competing in France's Top 14. Born on 12 December 1997, Chapuis is in the prime years of his career and brings a physical, hard-working presence to the Parisian pack. Operating at flanker, his game is built around defensive intensity and contest at the breakdown, where he looks to disrupt opposition ball and secure turnovers for his side. Stade Français carry a proud history in French rugby, and their forwards are expected to set a robust platform week to week in one of the most competitive domestic leagues in the world. Chapuis fits that brief as an industrious operator who does the essential work of the back row: tackling, jackaling and supporting his ball-carriers in the loose. His contribution is measured less in headlines than in graft, the tackles made, the rucks contested and the energy brought to the team's defensive effort. As a member of the Stade Français forward unit, he provides the kind of dependable physical presence on which packs are built, helping the club compete in the relentless arena of Top 14 rugby.