Christophe Dominici
Playing for Stade Français in 2008
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| Full name | Christophe Dominici | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 May 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Toulon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Wing Three Quarter | ||
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| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1989–1991 | Solliès-Pont | () | |
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1991–1993 1993–1997 1997–2008 |
La Valette Toulon Stade Français |
? ? 142 |
? ? (238) |
| Current local club | Stade Français | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1998–2007 |
 France |
65 | (125) |
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Correct as of 28 July 2008
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| Years | Team | ||
| 2008 – 2009 | Stade Français | ||
Christophe Dominici (born 20 May 1972) is a former French rugby union footballer of Italian origin. He played wing for Stade Français and France. He has been a coach with Stade Français since the start of the 2008/9 season and a board member since 2009/10 season.
Christophe Dominici was born in Toulon and by his own account had a difficult sometimes turbulent childhood. He was outstanding at football and for a while was training with AS Monaco where he met with Lilian Thuram with whom he maintains a close friendship. However he decided to concentrate on the oval ball at which he showed exceptional talent and he was playing regularly for Solliès-Pont from the age of 16. He joined his home town side the RC Toulonnais where he was a regular for four seasons from 1993 to 1997. His form earned a move to Stade Français in Paris, one of the giants of the French club game where he played from 1997 to 2008. He was part of an era when Stade Français won five French championships and other honours. He joined their coaching staff at the start of the 2008/9 season.
Dominici burst onto the international scene in 1998 with a try-scoring debut against England. The following year, he lit up the 1999 Rugby World Cup with his pace, particularly in the semi-final win against the All Blacks. But his career has not been without its setbacks, off-field problems forcing him out of the squad at times.
Dominici has a fine try-scoring record and grabbed four during the 2003 Rugby World Cup, but he had a nightmare moment in the 2004 Six Nations Championship against Italy when, having crossed the try-line, he dropped the ball when trying to put it down with one hand. He started all five of Les Bleus' 2005 RBS 6 Nations games.
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