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.JPG) Raphaël Lakafia before a match between Stade toulousain and Biarritz, 2013. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Raphaël Lakafia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1988-10-28)28 October 1988 (age 36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Raphaël Lakafia (born 28 October 1988) is a French rugby union player. He currently plays forToulon and plays at the Number 8 position. He is the younger brother ofPierre-Gilles Lakafia and son of former French javelin championJean-Paul Lakafia.
Lakafia played for France in the2008 IRB Junior World Championship and scored three tries against Japan.[1] He played at the2011 Rugby World Cup forFrance.[2] He played twice during the tournament againstJapan andTonga.[3]