Christophe Deylaud

Christophe Deylaud (born 2 October 1964 in Toulouse) is a French former rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a fly-half and as a centre.

Christophe Deylaud

Date of birth	(1964-10-02) 2 October 1964
Place of birth	Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitania, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	74 kg (11 st 9 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1982-1985 US Portet-sur-Garonne () 1985-1990 Blagnac SCR () 1990-1991 RC Toulon () 1991-1999 Stade Toulousain () 1999-2000 SU Agen () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1992-1995 France 16 (51) Coaching career Years Team 2000-2006 SU Agen 2008-2012 SU Agen 2012-2014 Aviron Bayonnais 2015-2021 Blagnac SCR 2022 SU Agen

Deylaud first played at Portet-sur-Garonne, and from there moved to Blagnac SCR, where he stayed from 1985/86 to 1989/90. He played two seasons at RC Toulon, before joining Stade Toulousain. He went on to win four French Champion titles, in 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997, and the Heineken Cup, in 1996. He also won twice the Challenge Yves-du-Manoir, in 1993 and 1995. Deylaud finished his career at SU Agen, and after retiring from playing went on to become the assistant coach for the same club. He is currently the head coach of Blagnac SCR.

Deylaud was capped 16 times for France, from 1992 to 1995, which included a memorable series win in New Zealand against the All Blacks in 1994. He was also selected for the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. During his international career, he scored 1 try, 5 penalties, 11 conversions, and 3 drop goals, 51 points in aggregate.