 Camara with Toulouse in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Aubervilliers, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101.5 kg (224 lb; 16 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yacouba Mandingo Camara (born 2 June 1994) is a French rugby union player who currently plays for Montpellier in the French Top 14. [2] His regular playing position is as a Flanker.
Camara made his debut for Toulouse in the 2013–14 season, aged 19. He transferred to Montpellier Hérault Rugby in 2017.
Camara was born in France and is of Malian descent. [3] He has starred for the French national u-20 side and was included in Guy Noves' 30-man 6 Nations squad for the 2016 campaign. [4]
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