Christian Califano
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| Christian Califano | |||||
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| Date of birth | May 16, 1972 (age 34) | ||||
| Place of birth | Toulon | ||||
| Height | 1.80 m | ||||
| Weight | 113 kg | ||||
| Rugby union career | |||||
| Position | Prop | ||||
| Amateur clubs | |||||
| 1991 | Bourges | ||||
| correct as of March 21, 2007. | |||||
| Professional clubs | |||||
| 1991-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2006 2006- |
Stade Toulousain Auckland Blues Saracens SU Agen Gloucester |
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| correct as of March 21, 2007. | |||||
| National team(s) | Caps | (points) | |||
| 1994-2003 | France | 68 | (35) | ||
| correct as of March 21, 2007. | |||||
Christian Califano (born on May 16, 1972) is a French rugby union player who plays at Gloucester.
He has been capped 68 times for the France national team, which was the record for a French prop until Sylvain Marconnet earned his 69th one on February 4, 2007. Califano earned his first one on June 26, 1994 against the All Blacks. His first two caps consist in two victories in New Zealand. He has been part of the French squad for both the 1995 and the 1999 World Cups.
[edit] Honours
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- With the Stade Toulousain
- French championship (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001)
- European Cup (1996)
- French national cup (1998)
- Challenge Yves du Manoir (1993)
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- With the France national team
- Grand Slam (1997, 1998)
- Coupe Latine (1995, 1997)
[edit] Trivia
- He is the first French player to have taken part in the Super 12 (with the Auckland Blues).
- He is the first French front row player to have scored three tries in the same match. It was on April 20, 1996 in Aurillac against Romania (the match ended up in a 64-12 victory).
