Christopher Tolofua
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| Birth name | Christopher Tolofua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 December 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fréjus, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 117 kg (258 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Tolofua (b. 31 December 1992) is a French rugby union player who currently plays for Saracens.
Tolofua made his debut for Toulouse against Connacht in Hcup. He was called as a cover for Gary Botha and Akvsenti Giorgadze who were ruled out due to injury. He was called up from Toulouse's junior side. He was part of the French national academy.[1]
Tolofua is a native of Wallis and Futuna.
Tolofua made his Test debut for France against Argentina (in Cordoba) on 16 June 2012, coming off the bench. He earned his second, and most recent, cap a week later in Tucuman, where he came off the bench and France beat Argentina 49-10.
On 31 August 2016, Tolofua agrees to join English club Saracens in the Aviva Premiership on a two-year contract from the 2017-18 season.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2011-12/rugby/story/157286.html
- ↑ "Saracens sign Toulouse and France hooker Christopher Tolofua". Talk Sport. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
External links
- Toulouse Profile (French)
- ESPN Scrum Profile