Birth name | Christopher James Calhoun Tynan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | July 11, 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher James Calhoun Tynan (born July 11, 1966) is a Canadian former rugby union player who played as scrum-half.
Tynan played rugby union for Meraloma [1] at club level. He debuted for Canada on 14 November 1987, against United States, in Victoria. He was also called up in the Canada 1991 Rugby World Cup squad, where he played three matches in the tournament. Tynan also played in The Varsity Match for Cambridge, which he won in 1993. [2] [3] Although not being anymore called up in the Canada squad in the 1995 Rugby World Cup, Tynan still played for Canada until his last test cap on 6 June 1998, against United States, in Burlington.
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