Léon Loppy (born 19 April 1966) is a French former rugby union international.[2]
| Date of birth | 19 April 1966 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Senegal[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Loppy was born in Senegal and raised in La Seyne from the age of four.[1][3]
A flanker, Loppy won a French championship while with RC Toulon in 1992. The following year, he was capped for France in a 51–0 win over Romania at Brive la Gaillarde, scoring one of his side's six tries.[4] He spent the rest of his career at Castres Olympique, CA Bègles-Bordeaux and Pays d’Aix, before retiring from French rugby in 2005.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Léon Loppy, le sage". La Provence. 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Léon l'Africain". L'Humanité (in French). 7 June 1993.
- ^ "Rugger off!". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 October 1992.
- ^ "Paroles d'Ex - Léon Loppy : « Le patron d'un bar nous a ramené le bouclier de Brennus »". L'Équipe (in French). 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Loppy : "Quand je fixe des objectifs, ils sont très élevés"". La Provence. 23 July 2015.
External links
edit- Léon Loppy at ESPNscrum