Christopher Tolofua

Christopher Tolofua

Birth name	Christopher Tolofua
Date of birth	(1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth	Fréjus, France
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	117 kg (258 lb; 18 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Current team Toulon Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–2007 2007–2012 URC Dumbéa Marcq-en-Barœul Toulouse () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2017 2017–2019 2019– Toulouse Saracens Toulon 108 34 26 (25) (5) (10) Correct as of 17 March 2019 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2013 2012– France U20 France 9 7 (0) (0) Correct as of 1 September 2018

Christopher Tolofua (b. 31 December 1993) is a French rugby union player who currently plays for Toulon.

Club career[]

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]

On 31 August 2016, Tolofua agreed to join English club Saracens in the Aviva Premiership on a two-year contract from the 2017-18 season.^[2] On 30 October 2018, Tolofua returns to France to join Top 14 side Toulon on a three-year deal from the 2019-20 season.^[3]

International career[]

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.

Personal life[]

Tolofua is a native of Wallis and Futuna. Tolofua is the older brother of Selevasio Tolofua, who plays with Stade Toulousain as a back row.

References[]

External links[]

• Toulouse Profile (French)
• ESPN Scrum Profile