Manuel Carpentier Explained
| Manuel Carpentier |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Calais, France |
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in |
| Weight: | 221 lb |
| Position: | No. 8 / Lock |
| Repyears1: | 1980–82 |
| Repcaps1: | 8 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
Manuel Carpentier (born 15 October 1959) is a French former international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Calais, Carpentier was a youth product of FC Lourdes and made his senior debut at the age of 18.[2]
Carpentier won eight France between 1980 and 1982, as a lock and number eight. He appeared on the 1980 tour of South Africa, 1981 tour of Australia and in three Five Nations campaigns, including the 1981 grand slam.[3] In the 1983–1984 season, Carpentier left Lourdes to play for Stade Montois, then finished his career at La Teste-de-Buch.[2]
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Notes and References
- News: Pye . Steven . How England beat France in Paris in their 1980 Five Nations grand slam . . 27 January 2014 . 25 April 2024 . 22 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221022223350/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/that-1980s-sports-blog/2014/jan/27/england-france-grand-slam-1980-five-nations-paris . live .
- News: Lourdes. Manuel Carpentier, la chaleur des Ch'tis . . 4 July 2011 . fr . 25 April 2024 . 4 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151004094602/http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2011/07/04/1121219-manuel-carpentier-la-chaleur-des-ch-tis.html . live .
- News: 9 January 2018 . XV de légende du Stade Montois : votez pour vos deuxièmes lignes . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240425040736/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sudouest.fr%2Fsport%2Frugby%2Fstade-montois%2Fxv-de-legende-du-stade-montois-votez-pour-vos-deuxiemes-lignes-3202376.php . April 25, 2024 . . fr-FR.
