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Abdelatif Benazzi
Abdelatif Benazzi
Personal information
Date of birth	20 August 1968 (age 41)
Place of birth	Oujda, Morocco
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 51⁄2 in)
Weight	112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Number eight
Amateur clubs
	Warringah Rugby Club
; 2001–2003	Agen; Saracens

Abdelatif Benazzi (born 20 August 1968) is a French-Moroccan rugby union footballer who represented both Morocco and France.^[1] He played as a lock or back row forward.

Abdel Benazzi started out with his homeland Morocco, but his ability was quickly spotted by France's selectors.^[1] He won his first France cap in 1990 against Australia and went on to make 78 appearances and score nine tries for Les Bleus. He played in three World Cups and was a member of the France team that reached the 1999 Rugby World Cup final. He was twice a Grand Slam winner and led Les Bleus in the 1997 tournament.

His last international appearance was on the 7 April 2001 against England. He finished his club career with Saracens in England, retiring in 2003 ahead of his 35th birthday.

[edit] See also

Rugby union in Morocco

[edit] References

Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1 86200 013 3)

^ ^a ^b Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1 86200 013 3) p71

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[Completerugby-0] Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1 86200 013 3) p71

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