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'''Christopher Saab''' (born 22 December 1981) is a [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]] international former [[rugby league]] footballer who played as a {{rlp|sr}} forward. He represented {{rlnt|Lebanon}} at the [[2017 Rugby League World Cup]]. |
'''Christopher Saab''' (born 22 December 1981) is a [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]] international former [[rugby league]] footballer who played as a {{rlp|sr}} forward. He represented {{rlnt|Lebanon}} at the [[2017 Rugby League World Cup]]. |
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Saab will marry his long term girlfriend and Fiance Charlene on the 20th of February, 2022 in the Hunter Valley district. |
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==Playing career== |
==Playing career== |
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| Full name | Christopher Saab | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 December 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Saab (born 22 December 1981) is a Lebanese international former rugby league footballer who played as a second-row forward. He represented Lebanon at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. Saab will marry his long term girlfriend and Fiance Charlene on the 20th of February, 2022 in the Hunter Valley district.
Playing career
Saab played junior rugby league for St Johns Lakemba. He played S. G. Ball Cup for the St. George Dragons and Jersey Flegg Cup for the Sydney Roosters.
During his senior career, he played for the Roosters, the South Sydney Rabbitohs, and the North Sydney Bears in the Premier League; Mounties, the Sydney Bulls, and the Guildford Owls in the Ron Massey Cup; and also one season for the Cessnock Goannas in Newcastle.[2][3]
Representative career
Saab met and became close friends with Robbie Farah in 2002, making their debut for Lebanon together in a one-off match against France.[3]
Saab was named at second-row in Lebanon's opening game of the 2017 World Cup, also against France, but was ruled out after sustaining a concussion during the warm-up.[4] He retired at the end of the tournament with a total of 15 caps for Lebanon.
References
- ^ "Chris Saab - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "Lebanon Player Profile- Chris Saab". Cultural Pulse. 21 September 2017. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ a b Dean, John (26 October 2017). "Chris Saab and Robbie Farah, Lebanon's incredible World Cup reunion". Fox Sports. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Lebanon leave it late against France in Canberra". asiapacificrl.com. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
External links
- League Unlimited profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at rlwc2017.com