Sergio Lanfranchi
Sergio Lanfranchi at Rugby Parma clubhouse in 1968. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Sergio Savaro Giovanni Lanfranchi 27 October 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 22 January 2000 (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sergio Savaro Giovanni Lanfranchi (Parma, 27 September 1925 – Barjols, 22 January 2000) was an Italian rugby union player and coach, active in France for most of his career as flanker, number 8 and lock. He won two national championship titles, one in Italy for Parma and one in France for FC Grenoble and has the third longest international career for Italy (between 1949 and 1964), after Mauro Bergamasco and Sergio Parisse.
Two sports facilities in his hometown, Parma are named after him.