He entered the Pantheon of French rugby by nabbing a capricious rebounding ball in the nose of the All Blacks during a semifinal of the World Cup anthology.
That day, the Blues had triumphed over Jonah Lomu and his partners (43-31), raising with enthusiasm the 70,000 spectators of Twickenham.
The beginning of a love story between Christophe Dominici and the lovers of the oval balloon.
With his hair blowing in the wind, his Toulon flair and, above all, his pocket size never afraid to challenge tough opponents, he had become the darling of the French public.
And the Parisian public, wearing the Stade Français colors (1997-2008) for eleven seasons.
A decade marked by five titles of champion of France and tests galore.
As in the blue jersey where Christophe Dominici distinguished himself for ten years, stacking 67 selections, for 25 registered trials, Grand Slams in the Six Nations Tournament in 1998 and 2004, and three participations
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