Sergio Lanfranchi
Sergio Lanfranchi at Rugby Parma clubhouse in 1968. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Sergio Savaro Giovanni Lanfranchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 October 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Parma, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 January 2000 (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Barjols, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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, in 2016=9, 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.