Michel Marfaing

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Michel Marfaing
Date of birth (1970-03-06) 6 March 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Pamiers, France
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight191 lb (87 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Wing
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1992 France 2 (0)

Michel Marfaing (born 6 March 1970) is a French former rugby union international. [1]

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Born in Pamiers, Marfaing began his long association with Stade Toulousain in 1988. He was a pacy three-quarter, characterised by his long strides, initially used as a centre at Stade Toulousain. [2]

In 1992, Marfaing gained two caps for France as an outside centre, in home Tests against Romania and Argentina. [2]

Marfaing had a stint at RC Narbonne from 1993 to 1996, before returning to Stade Toulousain, where in his second stint at the club was a member of three championship-winning teams, playing on the wing. [3] His 287 Heineken Cup points for Stade Toulousain, which included 24 tries, was previously a record. [4]

A former Stade Toulousain youth coach, Marfaing is now sports director at the club's training centre. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Michel Marfaing : un œil d'expert". La Dépêche (in French). 4 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Actu Rugby a retrouvé... Michel Marfaing : "Je n'ai jamais voulu signer de contrat professionnel"". actu.fr (in French). 19 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Michel Marfaing ancien ailier toulousain : "Cet essai, je l'ai savouré car c'était une belle action"". La Dépêche (in French). 25 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Coughlan, Barry (10 January 2003). "Heineken milestone for Munster". Irish Examiner .
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