Manuel Carpentier (born 15 October 1959) is a French former international rugby union player.[1]
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||
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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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- ^ Pye, Steven (27 January 2014). "How England beat France in Paris in their 1980 Five Nations grand slam". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Lourdes. Manuel Carpentier, la chaleur des Ch'tis". La Dépêche (in French). 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ "XV de légende du Stade Montois : votez pour vos deuxièmes lignes". Sud Ouest (in French). 9 January 2018. Archived from the original on April 25, 2024.