Date of birth | 15 October 1959 | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Calais, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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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]