Raphaël Lakafia (born 28 October 1988) is a French rugby union player. He currently plays for and plays at the Number 8 position. He is the younger brother of Pierre-Gilles Lakafia and son of former French javelin champion Jean-Paul Lakafia. Lakafia played for France in the

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and scored three tries against Japan. He played at the 2011 Rugby World Cup for

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. He played twice during the tournament against Japan and

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lakafia, Raphael 1988 births Living people FC Grenoble players Biarritz Olympique players Stade Français players French rugby union players Rugby union number eights Rugby union players from Wallis and Futuna French people of Wallis and Futuna descent France international rugby union players RC Toulonnais players French people of New Caledonian descent