Richard Castel

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Richard Castel
Birth nameRichard Castel
Date of birth (1972-12-31) December 31, 1972 (age 47)
Place of birth Vendres, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight99 kg (218 lb)
Occupation(s)Rugby union coach
Rugby union career
Position(s) Coach
Current team RC Narbonne
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1988-1996
1996-2003
Toulouse
Béziers
()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996-1999Flag of France.svg  France 15
Teams coached
YearsTeam
2007-2008
2009-
Béziers
RC Narbonne

Richard Castel (born 31 December 1972, in Vendres [1] ) is a former French rugby union player. He played as a Flanker.

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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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References

  1. "CASTEL Richard". FFR . Retrieved 4 July 2011.