Raphaël Lakafia

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
Raphaël Lakafia before a match between Stade toulousain and Biarritz, 2013.
Birth nameRaphaël Lakafia
Date of birth (1988-10-28) 28 October 1988
Place of birthFrance
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight114 kg (17 st 13 lb; 251 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) No.8, Flanker
Current team Toulon
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2009
2009–2014
2014–2017
2017–present		 Grenoble
Biarritz
Stade Français
Toulon		 26
86
68
115		 (5)
(30)
(50)
(45)
Correct as of 17 February 2018
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008
2011–2016		 France U20
France		 5
4		 (15)
(0)
Correct as of 20 June 2016

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
  1. "International Rugby Board". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
  2. "Chabal left out of France squad". Skysports.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  3. "Official RWC 2011 Site - France - Raphael Lakafia". Archived from the original on 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
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