Michel Yachvili
| Date of birth | September 25, 1946 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Tulle, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg | ||
| Notable relative(s) | Dimitri Yachvili (son) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Hooker, flanker | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1964-1970 1975–1977 |
SC Tulle CA Brive |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1968–1975 | France | 47 | (0) |
Michel Yachvili (born 25 September 1946) is a former French rugby union footballer.
His father was a Georgian POW during the WWII in France, and his son Grégoire chose to play for the Georgian national team. He began his career playing as Hooker for SC Tulle. He was a part of the French national team which won the 1968 Grand Slam in the Five Nations. In 1970 he moved to CA Brive where he played flanker.
Yachvili's son, Dimitri Yachvili, is also a France rugby union international.
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