| Date of birth | 6 June 1962 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Asnières-sur-Seine, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Michel Tachdjian (born 6 June 1962) is a French former rugby union international.
Tachdjian was a Asnières-sur-Seine-born lock of Armenian descent, nicknamed "the anaesthetist of Yerevan”. [1] He was a CSM Clamart youth product and played in the Racing Club de France team that won the 1989–90 French Championship. [2]
In the 1991 Five Nations, Tachdjian was capped three times by France. He played in the first two matches, wins over Scotland and Ireland, lost his place for the Wales match, before returning for the championship decider against England. [3]
See also
References
- ^ Bonnot, Pierre-Michel (26 May 2020). "Michel Tachdjian, champion de France avec le Racing en 1990". L'Équipe (in French).
- ^ "Le vrai-faux retour de Michel Tachdjian". Le Parisien (in French). 29 August 2000.
- ^ "France take gamble in the Grand Slam stakes". Sunday Telegraph. 10 March 1991.