Christophe Juillet (born 20 March 1969, in

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, France) is a

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former international

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footballer who also played for

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Career

As Number 8 he played for several French clubs: he debuted in the French championship in 1989 with Montferrand, where he was runner-up in the French championship. In 1998 he moved to

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where he won two

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. As an international he won 18 full caps for

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and took part in the

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, where France were runners-up. His last international game was against

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during the

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Honours

Club

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winner (1999) with

* French Rugby Union Championship/Top 14: 1997–98, 1999–2000

International

* 18 full caps, 2 tries with

* Runner-up at the

References

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* Sportspeople from Villeneuve-sur-Lot 1969 births Living people French rugby union players 20th-century French sportsmen France international rugby union players Rugby union players from Lot-et-Garonne Rugby union number eights 1999 Rugby World Cup players ASM Clermont Auvergne players {{France-rugbyunion-bio-1960s-stub