Christophe Deylaud (born 2 October 1964 in

Toulouse Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...

) 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

Portet-sur-Garonne Portet-sur-Garonne (, literally ''Portet on Garonne''; Languedocien dialect, Languedocien: ''Portèth de Garona'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France, department in southwestern France. Portet-Saint-Simon ...

, and from there moved to

Blagnac SCR Blagnac Rugby, previously known as Blagnac Sporting Club Rugby and commonly known as Blagnac, is a French rugby union team that currently takes part in Nationale, the third-tier of the countries rugby system. The club is currently attempting to m ...

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

RC Toulon Rugby Club Toulonnais (), also referred to as Rugby Club Toulon or simply Toulon, is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon and competing in the Top 14. Located on the French Riviera, in the Provence region, the club plays its h ...

, before joining

Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain () (), also referred to as Toulouse, is a professional rugby union club based in Toulouse, France. They compete in the Top 14, France's top division of rugby, and the European Rugby Champions Cup. Toulouse is the most successfu ...

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

Heineken Cup The European Rugby Champions Cup (known as the Investec Champions Cup for sponsorship reasons) is an annual rugby union tournament organised by European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR). It is the top-tier competition for clubs who compete in a pre ...

, in 1996. He also won twice the

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, 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, ...

, and after retiring from playing went on to become the 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

1995 Rugby World Cup The 1995 Rugby World Cup (), was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country. The World Cup was the first major sporting event to take place in ...

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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