Michel Sappa
| Date of birth | 19 March 1949 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Toulon, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Michel Sappa (born 19 March 1949) is a former French international rugby union player.
Sappa was a giant lock forward, standing just short of two metres.[1]
Originally with RC Toulon, Sappa came to RC Nice in 1972 and the following year gained his first international call up. He debuted for France against Japan in Bordeaux and was capped a second time that year during the 1973–74 FIRA Trophy, before gaining his third and final cap came against Romania in 1977.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "Castres : Jacques Auclert, serviteur du journal et du rugby, s'est éteint". La Dépêche (in French). 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Finales Rugby - Sappa Michel". finalesrugby.fr.
- ^ "La troisième mi-temps des Bleus de 1977". L'Équipe (in French). 24 November 2017.
External links
- Michel Sappa at ESPNscrum
- Michel Sappa at Fédération Française de Rugby