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| Birth name | Thibault Lassalle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 August 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thibault Lassalle (born 22 August 1987) is a French former professional rugby union player. He played as a lock for Agen, Oyonnax, Toulon, andCastres. [1]
Lassalle's father is French politician Jean Lassalle who has been a member of the National Assembly for the Pyrénées-Atlantiques' 4th constituency since 2002 and was a candidate for the 2017 French presidential election. [2]
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