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| Birth name | Christopher Tolofua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 December 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fréjus, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 117 kg (258 lb; 18 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Tolofua (born 31 December 1993) is a French rugby union player who currently plays for Toulon. His regular playing position is Hooker.
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]
Tolofua made his Test debut for France against Argentina (in Cordoba) on 16 June 2012, coming off the bench.
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