Christopher Tolofua (born 31 December 1993) is a French rugby union player who currently plays for

Toulon Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is th ...

. His regular playing position is Hooker.

Club career

Tolofua made his debut for

Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Pa ...

against

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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. 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. On 30 October 2018, Tolofua returns to France to join

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side

on a three-year deal from the 2019-20 season.

International career

Tolofua made his Test debut for France against Argentina (in Cordoba) on 16 June 2012, coming off the bench.

Personal life

Tolofua is a native of

Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji ...

. Tolofua is the older brother of Selevasio Tolofua, who plays with Stade Toulousain as a back row.

References

External links

Toulouse Profile
(French)

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