Raphael Lakafia rugby player
Raphael Lakafia rugby player

Raphael Lakafia

28th Oct 1988 1.91m/104kg No. 8

The younger brother of Pierre-Gilles Lakafia and son of former French javelin champion Jean-Paul Lakafia, Raphael played for France in the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship and scored three tries against Japan.

June 2016 saw him being selected in the France 28-man squad for their tour of Argentina before being signed by Toulon for the 2017/18 season.

As of the 2018/2019 Champions Cup, Lakafia had 36 European Cups appearances scoring 2 tries and 10 points.

(JH May 2020)

Career

ub Union Bordeaux Begles
Number 22
2023 - present
TamponBOPB_2007grand014349 Biarritz Olympique
No. 8
2009 - 2014
Untitled design (1) Stade Francais
No. 8
2014 - 2017
France France
No. 8
2011 - 2017
toulon_rugby_logo RC Toulon
No. 8
2017 - 2023