Full name Raphael Lakafia
Born
October 28, 1988, Tours
Current age 35 years 153 days
Major teams Barbarians, Biarritz, France A, France Barbarians, Stade Français, Toulon, France
Position Back-row
Height
6 ft 3 in
Weight 253 lb
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Span | Mat | Start | Sub | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | Won | Lost | Draw | % | |
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All Tests | 2011-2016 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
IRB Rugby World Cup | 2011-2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
Test debut | France v Ireland at Bordeaux, Aug 13, 2011 match details |
Last Test | Argentina v France at Tucuman, Jun 19, 2016 match details |
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Biarritz back-row Lakafia was rewarded with some spectacular club form with a place in the French national side for the 2011 World Cup.
Having grown up in the Biarritz academy, Lakafia had sport in his blood being the younger brother of Pierre-Gilles Lakafia and the son of former French javelin champion Jean-Paul Lakafia. After progressing through the French age groups - scoring a hat-trick against Japan in the 2008 Junior World Championships - Lakafia was eventually rewarded with his debut for the national side in their World Cup warm-up Test against Ireland on August 13.
And following an impressive performance - he will go to the World Cup as one of two specialist No.8's in the squad.
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