Christian Califano

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Christian Califano
Personal information
Date of birth	May 16 1972 ( 1972-05-16) (age 36)
Place of birth	Toulon, France
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	17 st 9 lb (112 kg)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Prop
Clubs		Caps	(points)
19??-1991 1991 1991-2001 2002 2002-2003 2003-2006 2006-present	RC Toulonnais Bourges Stade Toulousain Auckland Blues Saracens SU Agen Gloucester Rugby	5 20 36	(0) (20) (10)

National team(s)
1994-2007	France	72	(35)

Christian Califano (born on May 16, 1972) is a French rugby union player who plays at Gloucester Rugby.

At the end of 2003, he had 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. It seemed clear that Califano's international career was over, but he made a shock come-back as he was called to play against New Zealand on June 2 and June 9, 2007.

Califano earned his first national cap on June 26, 1994 against the All Blacks. His first two caps consist in two victories in New Zealand. He was part of the French squad for both the 1995 and the 1999 World Cups.

He has played second fiddle to props Nick Wood and Carlos Nieto in his time at Gloucester RFC. His versitility has meant he receives most of his appearances off the bench.

On 21 February 2008, Califano announced his intentions to retire and the end of the 2007/2008 season.^[1]

1 Honours
2 Trivia
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Honours

- With the Stade Toulousain
French championship (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001)
European Cup (1996)
French national cup (1998)
Challenge Yves du Manoir (1993)

- With the France national team
Grand Slam (1997, 1998)
Coupe Latine (1995, 1997)

[edit] Trivia

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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).

[edit] References

^ CALIFANO TO CALL IT QUITS. Sportinglife (2008-02-21). Retrieved on 2008-02-22.

[edit] External links

Leggat, David. "Tough old rooster wants to crow again", 2007-05-31. Retrieved on 2007-05-31.

v • d • e France squad - 1999 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Auradou • Benazzi • Brouzet • Califano • Costes • Dal Maso • de Villiers • Ibanez (c) • Juillet • M. Lièvremont • T. Lièvremont • Magne • Mallier • Pelous • Soulette • Tournaire

Backs	Bernat-Salles • S. Castaignède • T. Castaignède • Desbrosse • Dominici • Dourthe • Galthié • Glas • Lamaison • Mignoni • Marlu • Mola • N'Tamack • Sarramea

Coach	Skrela

v • d • e France squad - 1995 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Armary • Benazzi • Benetton • Benezech • Brouzet • Cabannes • Califano • Cécillon • Cigagna • Costes • De Rougemont • Gallart • Gonzales • Merle • Roumat

Backs	Accoceberry • Delaigue • Deylaud • Galthié • Hueber • Lacroix • Mesnel • N'Tamack • Sadourny • Saint-André (c) • Sella • Techoueyres • Viars

Coach	Berbizier

v • d • e Christian Califano is a member of the current 2008 Gloucester Rugby team

Forwards	Azam • McMillan • Paul • Titterrell • Califano • Collazo • Dickinson • Forster • Nieto • Wood • Bortolami • Brown • James • Pendlebury • Tuohy • Buxton • Hazell • Narraway • Qera • Strokosch • Balding • Delve • Forrester

Backs	Cooper • Lawson • Lewis • Prendergast • Lamb • Paterson • Adams • Allen • James • Lloyd • Tindall • Bailey • Foster • Simpson-Daniel • Vainikolo • Balshaw • Morgan • Walker

Coach	Ryan

Persondata
NAME	Christian Califano
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	French Rugby union footballer.
DATE OF BIRTH	May 16, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH	Toulon, France
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH