Rodolphe Modin (born 26 March 1959 in

Gennevilliers Gennevilliers () is a Communes of France, commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department of Île-de-France. It is located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris. History On 9 April 1929, ...

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) is a former French international

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player. He played as a scrum-half. As a youth, he played for CSM Gennevilliers and Racing Métro, with whom he won the under-19 national championship against a

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team that included

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. The following year he joined

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as a senior player, where he made 213 appearances from 1978 to 1991. Despite being selected for several touring parties of the

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team, he made only one appearance, against Zimbabwe at the 1987 World Cup. He started the match and scored a hat-trick as France won 70–12. Although he has a teaching degree in physical education, he has never taught. After his rugby-playing days were over he began a business career.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Modin, Rodolphe 1959 births Living people People from Gennevilliers French rugby union players 20th-century French sportsmen Racing 92 players CA Brive players Rugby union scrum-halves France international rugby union players Rugby union players from Hauts-de-Seine 1987 Rugby World Cup players