Christophe Dominici

Christophe Dominici

Christophe Dominici played wing for Stade Français and France. Dominici died on November 24, aged 48, in Saint-Cloud, a suburb near Paris. Had worked with an United Arab Emirates based consortium to bid for Béziers rugby club based in southern France.

About Christophe Dominici in brief

Summary Christophe DominiciChristophe Dominici was a French rugby union player. He played wing for Stade Français and France, scoring a total of 25 tries in 67 international caps, emerging as one of the giants of French rugby. Dominici died on November 24, aged 48, in Saint-Cloud, a suburb near Paris. He had worked with an United Arab Emirates based consortium to bid for Béziers rugby club based in southern France. However, the bid did not go through and was halted by the sport’s financial regulator. In his life off the field, he was known to have suffered bouts of depression.

In a statement, the French Rugby Federation said, ‘Today, the rugby family has lost a legend and an emblematic player’ New Zealand Rugby acknowledged his career by saying, ‘Small in stature, but a titan on the field’ He had also taken part in the third season of Danse avec les stars, France’s version of Dancing with the Stars, partnering with French model and dancer Candice Pascal; the couple was first to be eliminated.