Background
Christophe Dominici was born in Toulon and by his own account had a difficult sometimes turbulent childhood.
Christophe Dominici was born in Toulon and by his own account had a difficult sometimes turbulent childhood.
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. 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 Remote Control 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 joined their coaching staff at the start of the 2008/9 season.
Club Ligue Nationale de Rugby 1997-1998, 1999–2000, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2006-2007 Finalist: 2004 – 05 Finalist: 1997-1998 International Playing Statistics 65 caps for France 1998 to 2007 25 Tries (125 points) Caps by Year: 4 in 1998, 10 in 1999, 4 in 2000, 8 in 2001, 9 in 2003, 7 in 2004, 5 in 2005, 8 in 2006, 7 in 2007 Six/Five Nations appearances: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007 Rugby World Cup Playing Statistics Rugby World Cup 2007: 3 Appearances v Argentina, Georgia, New Zealand, 2 Tries v Georgia Rugby World Cup 2003: 5 Appearances v Fiji, Japan, Scotland, Ireland, England 4 Tries (2 against Fiji, 1 v Japan, 1 v Ireland) 1999 Rugby World Cup: 5 appearances v Canada, Fiji, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia 2 tries 1 v Fiji, 1 v New Zealand. Title: Bleu à l"âme Published: May 2007 Language: French Publisher: Le Cherche Midi Pages: 307.