Éric Champ
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Éric Champ is a former French rugby union player. He played as a flanker and as a number eight.
Champ played all his career at RC Toulonnais
, from 1979/80 to 1993/94. He won two French Championships, in 1986/87 and 1991/92. He had to leave competition after a serious injury.
He had 42 caps for France
, from 1985 to 1991, scoring 3 tries, 12 points in aggregate. He played all the five games at the 1987 Rugby World Cup
, where France lost the final to New Zealand by 29-9. He returned for the 1991 Rugby World Cup
, being once again totalist, with four games.
Champ played 5 times at the Five Nations Championship, from 1986 to 1990, being a winner in 1987, 1988, with a Grand Slam, shared with Wales
, and 1989.
Champ, after finishing his player career, was President of RC Toulounnais. He also has been rugby commentator for the French television.
Champ played all his career at RC Toulonnais
RC Toulonnais
RC Toulonnais is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
, from 1979/80 to 1993/94. He won two French Championships, in 1986/87 and 1991/92. He had to leave competition after a serious injury.
He had 42 caps for France
France national rugby union team
The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
, from 1985 to 1991, scoring 3 tries, 12 points in aggregate. He played all the five games at the 1987 Rugby World Cup
1987 Rugby World Cup
The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. New Zealand and Australia agreed to co-host the first ever tournament with New Zealand hosting seventeen pool stage matches, two quarter-finals and the final with Australia being the junior partner hosting seven pool matches, two...
, where France lost the final to New Zealand by 29-9. He returned for the 1991 Rugby World Cup
1991 Rugby World Cup
The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France; at that time, the five European countries that participated in the Five Nations Championship making it the first Rugby World Cup to be staged in the...
, being once again totalist, with four games.
Champ played 5 times at the Five Nations Championship, from 1986 to 1990, being a winner in 1987, 1988, with a Grand Slam, shared with Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
, and 1989.
Champ, after finishing his player career, was President of RC Toulounnais. He also has been rugby commentator for the French television.