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.
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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