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.
 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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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 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
edit- Rugbyrama.fr Profile
- Raphaël Lakafia at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Raphaël Lakafia at ESPNscrum