 Sanconnie with ball-in-hand at the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Fabien Sanconnie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 February 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb; 251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fabien Sanconnie (born 21 February 1995) is a French rugby union player, who plays for French Top 14 side, Brive. [1]
Sanconnie was part of the French squad for the 2017 Six Nations Championship. [2]
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