Jacques Cristina
| Date of birth | 7 July 1948 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Clermont-Ferrand, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 229 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Jacques Cristina (born 7 July 1948) is a French former international rugby union player.
Born in Clermont-Ferrand, Cristina was a powerful number eight, known by the nickname "le tracteur" (the tractor).[1]
Cristina, while with AS Montferrand, made his only international appearance for France in 1979, playing against Romania at Montauban. He may have featured more if not for his studies, having made himself unavailable for that year's New Zealand tour due to exams.[1] In 1980, Cristina left Montferrand for Stade Clermontois.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Amitié, gloire et légende : Jacques Cristina (ASM) et Christian Lopez (St-Étienne)". La Montagne (in French). 10 February 2016.
- ^ "« Ça nous a fait du bien de nous retrouver, c'était important » : Clermont requinqué par une mise au vert". L'Équipe (in French). 3 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Jacques Cristina at ESPNscrum
- Jacques Cristina at Fédération Française de Rugby