Michel Taffary
| Date of birth | 25 May 1950 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Peyrehorade, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 153 lb (69 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Michel Taffary (born 25 May 1950) is a French former rugby union international.[1]
Born in Peyrehorade, Taffary was a fullback who plied his trade with Paris club Racing club de France.[2]
Taffary, following a starring performance for France "B" against Wales, was called up to the national team to compete in the 1975 Five Nations, replacing an injured Michel Droitecourt. He was France's fullback in all four Five Nations matches.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Fouroux Capitaine De L'Equipe De France Devant La Roumanie". Le Monde (in French). 13 November 1975.
- ^ "Paroles de Ciel et Blanc - Michel Taffary". Racing 92 (in French). 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Wales just beat France". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 9 December 1974.
- ^ "New men in French line-up for Welsh game". Liverpool Daily Post. 9 January 1975.
External links
[edit]- Michel Taffary at ESPNscrum