Jacques Cristina

Jacques Cristina is a French former international rugby union player.
Born in Clermont-Ferrand, Cristina was a powerful number eight, known by the nickname "le tracteur".
Cristina, while with AS Montferrand, made his only international appearance for France in 1979, playing against Romania national [rugby union team|Romania] at Montauban. He may have featured more if not for his studies, having made himself unavailable for that year's New Zealand tour due to exams. In 1980, Cristina left Montferrand for Stade Clermontois.