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Subscribe to RSS FeedFrédéric Michalak
Date of birth: 16/10/82
Position: Fly-Half
Test caps: 44
Test Debut: 2001 v South Africa in Paris as a replacement. France 20 South Africa 10
Test Points: 242
Current Club:Toulouse
Strengths: Michalak is one of the greatest attacking talents world rugby has ever seen, with a full array of cheeky handling tricks and kicking skills complimented by a nifty turn of pace.
Weaknesses: He is incredibly light for a modern player, and his recent run of injuries bear testament to his fragility physically, and, so many suspect, mentally if placed under heavy defensive guard.
Likely headline(s): Freddie's back to cause nightmares!
Did you know? He is renowned as the practical joker of Toulouse, and after a series of jokes on him, he took revenge to claim his title back. In one night, he: built a wall in front of Xavier Garbajosa's driveway, painted 'Goby' (Yannick Bru's nickname) all over the front of Bru's house, yanked up Yannick Jauzion's car and balanced it on piles of bricks, and buried Jean-Baptiste Elissalde's car under rubble and mud. "Listen lads," he said to them the next day, "I'm a single lad with no kids and no responsibilities. Do what you like to me, but I'll always get you back." Cripes!
