Robins Tchale-Watchou


Robins Tchale-Watchou is a Cameroonian rugby union player. His position is Lock and he currently plays for Montpellier Herault Rugby the Top 14. He is the President of Provale, the French Rugby Players' Association since October 2014 and so, he is a member of the Irpa.

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. He is known by the nicknames Bulldoz, Tchou Tchou and Pikachu.

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