Christophe Deylaud (born 2 October 1964 in

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) is a French former rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a fly-half and as a centre. Deylaud first played at

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, and from there moved to

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, where he stayed from 1985/86 to 1989/90. He played two seasons at

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, before joining

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. He went on to win four French Champion titles, for 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997, and the

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, in 1996. He also won twice the Challenge Yves-du-Manoir, in 1993 and 1995. Deylaud finished his career at

SU Agen Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne (), commonly referred to as SU Agen, Agen () or SUALG, is a French professional rugby union club based in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne that competes in the Pro D2, France's second division of rugby. Founded in 1908, A ...

, and after retiring from playing went to become assistant coach for the same club. He is currently the head coach of

. Deylaud was capped 16 times for

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, from 1992 to 1995, which included a memorable series win in New Zealand against the

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in 1994. He was also selected for the

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in South Africa. During his international career, he scored 1 try, 5 penalties, 11 conversions and 3 drop goals, 51 points in aggregate.

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