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

Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...

. His regular playing position is Hooker.

Club career

Tolofua made his debut for

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 ...

against

Connacht Connacht or Connaught ( ; or ), is the smallest of the four provinces of Ireland, situated in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, C ...

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

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in the

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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

Toulon Toulon (, , ; , , ) is a city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera and the historical Provence, it is the prefecture of the Var (department), Var department. The Commune of Toulon h ...

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 (), is a French island territorial collectivity, collectivity in the Oceania, South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji to the southwest, Tonga t ...

. Tolofua is the older brother of Selevasio Tolofua, who plays with

as a back row.

References

External links

Toulouse Profile
(French)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tolofua, Christopher 1993 births French rugby union players Stade Toulousain players Saracens F.C. players RC Toulon players Rugby union hookers Living people Rugby union players from Wallis and Futuna France international rugby union players Sportspeople from Fréjus Rugby union players from Var (department) Expatriate rugby union players in England French expatriate rugby union players in England French expatriate rugby union players 2019 Rugby World Cup players 21st-century French sportsmen French people of Wallis and Futuna descent