Raphaël Lakafia
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.JPG) Raphaël Lakafia before a match between Stade toulousain and Biarritz, 2013. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Raphaël Lakafia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 October 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb; 251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Raphaël Lakafia (born 28 October 1988) is a French rugby union player. He currently plays for Toulon and plays at the Number 8 position. He is the younger brother of Pierre-Gilles Lakafia and son of former French javelin champion Jean-Paul Lakafia.
Lakafia played for France in the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship and scored three tries against Japan.[1] He played at the 2011 Rugby World Cup for France.[2] He played twice during the tournament against Japan and Tonga.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "International Rugby Board". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ^ "Chabal left out of France squad". Skysports.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Official RWC 2011 Site - France - Raphael Lakafia". Archived from the original on 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
External links[edit]
- Rugbyrama.fr Profile
- Raphaël Lakafia at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Raphaël Lakafia at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1988 births
- Living people
- FC Grenoble Rugby players
- Biarritz Olympique players
- Stade Français Paris players
- French rugby union players
- Rugby union number eights
- Rugby union players from Wallis and Futuna
- French people of Wallis and Futuna descent
- France international rugby union players
- RC Toulon players
- French people of New Caledonian descent
- 2011 Rugby World Cup players