Olivier Merle
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Olivier Merle
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Olivier Merle is a former French rugby union player. He played as a lock. He was known by several nicknames, including "La Merluche" and "Le Massif Central". He was known for his violent play and after headbutting Ricky Evans the Welsh prop in Paris
causing a ruck to collapse on him breaking his ankle, resulted in his being sued successfully in the courts for damages. This was the first case of its kind and BBC video evidence was used in court. After that he never played for France again. Merle
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French rugby player
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivier_Merle
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2023-10-27T09:23:16Z
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