Christophe Lamaison
| Birth name | Christophe Lamaison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 April 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dax, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christophe "Titou" Lamaison (born 8 April 1971) is a former
Heineken Cup
in 1997 and reach the final in 1998.
Lamaison's finest hour came at the
New Zealand at Twickenham. Selected at fly-half for the match, Lamaison scored a full house of points and set up several tries. He scored the first try of the game, but New Zealand hit back, with Jonah Lomu
scoring two tries, to lead 24–10 in the second half. Then Lamaison kicked two drop goals and two penalties, bringing the score back to 24–22. In 13 minutes of rugby, the French scored 26 unanswered points and won 43–31 in one of the biggest upsets in Rugby World Cup history.
In 2000, Lamaison almost repeated his semifinal performance against New Zealand, scoring 27 points in a 42–33 victory. In 2004, he stopped his professional rugby union career despite lucrative offers from the English side Saracens and played for Saint-Médard-en-Jalles in the Fédérale 2. He retired from all rugby in 2006.
References
- ^ "Frédéric Michalak dépasse Titou Lamaison comme meilleur réalisateur du XV de France". L'Équipe (in French). 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
External links
- French rugby records
- Profile at BBC Archived 2004-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Match report from 1999 RWC Semi-final
- Profile at lequipe.fr
- RWC 1999 Semi-final match report at AllBlacks.com
- 2000 international between All Blacks and France
- Profile at ffr.fr
- No ifs or buts for `lucky' Lamaison - article from The Independent