 Gérard Cholley in 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Fontaine-les-Luxeuil, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gérard Cholley (born 6 June 1945, in Fontaine-les-Luxeuil, France) is a retired French international rugby union player.
He played as a Prop for Castres Olympique. He earned his first cap with the French national team on 1 February 1975 against England at Twickenham.
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