Michel Yachvili

Michel Yachvili

Date of birth	(1946-09-25) September 25, 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth	Tulle, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Dimitri Yachvili (son)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker, flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1964–1970 1975–1977 SC Tulle CA Brive () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1968–1975 France 47 (0)

Michel Yachvili (born 25 September 1946) is a former French rugby union footballer.

His father was a Georgian POW during the World War II in France, and his son Grégoire chose to play for the Georgian national team. He began his career playing as Hooker for SC Tulle. He was a part of the French national team which won the 1968 Grand Slam in the Five Nations. In 1970 he moved to CA Brive where he played flanker.

Yachvili's son, Dimitri Yachvili, is also a France rugby union international.

External links

• Michel Yachvili at ESPNscrum