Willy Taofifénua

Willy Taofifénua (born 4 February 1963) is a former French rugby player. He played as a flanker for FC Grenoble.

Date of birth (1963-02-04) 4 February 1963
Place of birthMata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight112 kg (247 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back row
Current team -
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
????-1992
1992-2001		 France Mont-de-Marsan
France Grenoble		 ()
Coaching career
Years Team
2001-2005
2005-2008
2008-2009		 France Grenoble
France Limoges
England Harlequins

Taofifénua is originally from Wallis and Futuna.

Player

He played for FC Grenoble and his brother Jean-Jacques Taofifénua also played rugby for Grenoble.

Despite overpowering pack called the Mammoths of Grenoble[1] his club tilts on the score of 14–11.[2] A try of Olivier Brouzet is denied to Grenoble[3] and the decisive try by Gary Whetton was awarded by the referee, Daniel Salles, when in fact the defender Franck Hueber from Grenoble touched down the ball first in his try zone. This error gave the title to Castres.[4] Salles admitted the error 13 years later.[5][6] .[7] Jacques Fouroux the coach of FC Grenoble in conflict with the Federation and who was already suspicious before the match of the referee[8] cry out conspiracy.[9]

In 1999, Taofifenua was handed a 28-day ban for punching Edinburgh Reivers flanker Graham Doll.[10] In 2006, he became the general manager for the USA Limoges.

Honours

French premiership:

See also

References
  1. "Pro D2. Auch. La chasse aux mammouths est ouverte". www.ladepeche.fr. October 18, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  2. "Castres et " la magie du rugby "". www.republicain-lorrain.fr. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  3. "Combien de fois Bayonne s'est imposé dans la capitale ?". www.rugbyrama.fr. Midi olympique. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  4. "MICHEL RINGEVAL (PART 2): " AU BOUT D'UN QUART D'HEURE, J'AI COMPRIS QU'ON NE GAGNERAIT PAS"". lesportdauphinois.com. November 19, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  5. "Gerry Thornley: Grenoble's Jackman fast becoming one of top Irish coaches". irishtimes. April 12, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  6. Cormary, Frédéric (1 June 2013). "Daniel Salles à propos de Castres-Grenoble en 1993 : " Je me suis trompé "". sudouest. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  7. "Parc des Princes, Paris, 5 Juin 1993". LNR. 28 December 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  8. Salviac, Pierre (9 September 2015). Merci pour ces moments: 50 ans de grands reportages. ISBN 9791093463247. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  9. "Top 14: Toulon-Castres, souviens-toi, il y a vingt ans..." www.lepoint.fr. June 1, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-04-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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