Felipe Sancery

Felipe Sancery (born 27 May 1994) is a Brazilian rugby union player. He made his debut for Brazil against Chile at the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship. His twin is also a Brazilian international, Daniel Sancery.[1][2] They were both named in Brazil's men's sevens team for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Felipe Sancery
Date of birth (1994-05-27) May 27, 1994
Place of birthCampinas, Brazil
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020− Corinthians ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 Brazil 34 (55)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
Brazil

He was born in Brazil to a French father and a Brazilian mother.[4]

References

  1. Castells, Benjamin (13 February 2016). "Du rugby champagne au rugby samba avec les jumeaux Felipe et Daniel Sancery". lerugbynistere.fr (in French). Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  2. "Famílias unidas pelo rúgbi, Duque e Sancery podem ter 4 atletas pelo País no Rio". Hoje em dia.com.br (in Portuguese). 24 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  3. "For the Sancery twins, dreams do come true". World Rugby.org. 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  4. "Objectif Rio pour les jumeaux Sancery". ladepeche.fr (in French). 26 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-04.


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