 Chat playing for Racing 92 in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 December 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Auxerre, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Camille Chat (born 18 December 1995) is a French professional rugby union player, who plays as a hooker for Top 14 club Racing 92.
He was named in the French squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship. [1] [2]
Chat is known for his physical strength, his energy and his muscular shape.
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