Birth name | Richard Castel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | December 31, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Vendres, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Rugby union coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Castel (born 31 December 1972, in Vendres [1] ) is a former French rugby union player. He played as a Flanker.
Castel played for Stade Toulousain from 1982/83 to 1992/93, where he won 2 titles of the French Championship, in 1994/95 and 1995/96 and a Heineken Cup, in 1995/96. He then moved to Béziers in 1996.
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