Christophe Lamaison
| Full name | Christophe Lamaison | ||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Titou | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1971 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dax, Landes, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Fly-half | ||||||||||||||||
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| 198?-1989 1990-1996 2004-2006 |
Peyrehorade Aviron Bayonnais Saint-Médard-en-Jalles |
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1996-2000 2000-2002 2002-2004 |
CA Brive SU Agen Aviron Bayonnais |
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1996-2001 | France | 37 | (380) |
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Christophe Lamaison (born 8 April 1971 in Dax, Landes, France) is a former French rugby union footballer who represented France at international level, and Brive, Agen and Aviron Bayonnais at professional club level. He won 37 caps, and at the time of his retirement was the all-time leading points scorer for France, with 380 points, a mark surpassed in August 2015 by Frédéric Michalak. Lamaison played most of his rugby as a centre, and possessed reliable distribution and kicking skills, which made up for his only real weakness, a lack of pace. He could also play at fly-half. He made his international debut against South Africa on 30 November 1996 in Paris, and rose to prominence as a key member of France's Grand slam-winning sides of 1997 and 1998. His goalkicking ability also helped Brive reach the Heineken Cup final in 1998 and 1999.
Lamaison's finest hour came at the 1999 Rugby World Cup in the semifinal against New Zealand at Twickenham. Selected at fly-half for the match, Lamaison scored a full house of points and set up several tries. He scored the first try of the game, but New Zealand hit back, with Jonah Lomu scoring two tries, to lead 24-10 in the second half. Then Lamaison kicked two drop goals and two penalties, bringing the score back to 24-22. In 13 minutes of rugby, the French scored 26 unanswered points and won 43-31 in one of the biggest upsets in Rugby World Cup history.
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