Léon Loppy Explained

Léon Loppy
Birth Date:19 April 1966
Birth Place:Senegal[1]
Height:6 ft 4 in
Weight:210 lb
Position:Flanker
Repyears1:1993
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:5

Léon Loppy (born 19 April 1966) is a French former rugby union international.[2]

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Léon Loppy, le sage . . 18 October 2015.
  2. News: Léon l'Africain . . 7 June 1993 . fr-FR.
  3. News: Rugger off! . . 11 October 1992.
  4. News: Paroles d'Ex - Léon Loppy : « Le patron d'un bar nous a ramené le bouclier de Brennus » . . 23 June 2022 . fr.
  5. News: Loppy : "Quand je fixe des objectifs, ils sont très élevés" . La Provence . 23 July 2015.