| Full name | Philip Derek Christophers | ||
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| Date of birth | June 16, 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Heidelberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Weight | 14 st 12 lb (94 kg) | ||
| School | Lancaster Royal Grammar School | ||
| University | Loughborough University | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Wing | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| RG Heidelberg Loughborough Students RUFC |
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| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2000 2001 - 2003 2003 - 2005 2005 - |
CA Brive Bristol Rugby Leeds Tykes Castres Olympique |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2002 - 2003 | England | 3 | (5) |
Philip Derek Christophers (born 16 June 1980 in Heidelberg) is a rugby union footballer who plays on the wing for Castres and has previously played for England.
Christophers was born and raised in Germany with an English father and a German mother. At 16 he moved to England to attend the sixth form at Lancaster Royal Grammar School, where he represented England at under-16 and under-18 level. He studied Geography at Loughborough University, for whom he played in a BUSA final. In 2000, he took a year out of his studies playing for Brive and represented England under-21s. On graduation, in 2001, he signed full-time with Bristol Rugby.
During the 2002/03 season Christophers was a regular for Bristol and a bit-part player for England. However, when Bristol were relegated at end of that season, he signed for Leeds Tykes.
During the 2003/04 season at Leeds, he was named both the Players Player of the Year and Supporters Player of the Year. He toured New Zealand and Australia with England, but did not play.
At the end of the 2004/05 season Leeds had won the Powergen Cup, but struggled to stay in the Premiership. Christophers left to join Castres.
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