Michel Tachdjian

Michel Tachdjian
Date of birth (1962-06-06) 6 June 1962 (age 62)
Place of birthAsnières-sur-Seine, France
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight221 lb (100 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1991 France 3 (0)

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]

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References

  1. ^ Bonnot, Pierre-Michel (26 May 2020). "Michel Tachdjian, champion de France avec le Racing en 1990". L'Équipe (in French).
  2. ^ "Le vrai-faux retour de Michel Tachdjian". Le Parisien (in French). 29 August 2000.
  3. ^ "France take gamble in the Grand Slam stakes". Sunday Telegraph. 10 March 1991.