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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 | (1988-10-28) 28 October 1988 (age 36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb; 251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. He played at the 2011 Rugby World Cup for France. He played twice during the tournament against Japan and Tonga.
References
- "International Rugby Board". Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- "Chabal left out of France squad". Skysports.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- "Official RWC 2011 Site - France - Raphael Lakafia". Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
External links
- Rugbyrama.fr Profile
- Raphaël Lakafia at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Raphaël Lakafia at ESPNscrum
| France squad – 2011 Rugby World Cup runners-up | |
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| Backs | |
| Head coach: Lièvremont | |
- 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
- 21st-century French sportsmen