Christophe Pras
French rugby union player and coach (1984–2020)
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Christophe Pras (8 March 1984 – 7 April 2020)[2] was a French rugby union player and coach.
8 March 1984[1]
| Born | Christophe Émile Pras 8 March 1984[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 7 April 2020 (aged 36) Lyon, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Christophe Pras started playing rugby union at CS Vienne. He played at CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, at SO Chambéry, at SO Voiron and then at Bièvre Saint-Geoirs Rugby Club (Bièvre Saint-Geoirs RC).[3]
He was selected for the French under-18 rugby union team.[4][5]
He trained the Bièvre Saint-Geoirs RC, the Rugby Club du Pays Saint-Jeannais (RC Pays Saint-Jeannais) and later the FC Grenoble, of which he was a trainer in the youth teams (minimal).[3]
Private life
He was married to Cathy and had two children, Lise and Baptiste.[6]
Pras died in Bourgoin-Jallieu on 7 April 2020,[6] aged 36, from COVID-19, during the pandemic in France.[7][8][9][10][11]