244:. His time in Newcastle ended when he was hospitalised after taking an accidental knee to the head, causing temporarily paralysis. He never recovered full use of his left arm due to nerve damage to his spine and had to retire from rugby.
299:
261:
131:
386:
396:
401:
406:
339:
411:
416:
391:
221:
A hooker, Christian made his provincial debut for
Auckland as an 18-year-old and from 1998 to 2000 played
381:
281:
360:
376:
230:
8:
324:
226:
190:
241:
147:
237:
370:
319:
304:
222:
215:
300:"How the '98 Crusaders laid the foundations for a Super Rugby dynasty"
266:
236:
Christian, a NZ Colts representative, had a stint with London club
240:
in 1997–98 and returned to
England in 2002–03 to play with the
58:
214:(born 7 March 1978) is a New Zealand former professional
262:"Forlorn Blues franchise must spill blood on the floor"
368:
340:"Ironman: Christian soldier - Sport News"
233:final, which they lost to the Crusaders.
369:
320:"Scots dazzled in glare of publicity"
229:. He scored the opening try of the
13:
14:
428:
354:
69:6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
387:New Zealand rugby union players
397:Rugby union players from Truro
332:
312:
292:
274:
254:
1:
247:
402:Auckland rugby union players
7:
407:Blues (Super Rugby) players
10:
433:
412:Newcastle Falcons players
186:
164:
159:
143:
127:
105:
100:
95:
90:
86:
81:
77:238 lb (108 kg)
73:
65:
54:
36:
28:
417:Blackheath F.C. players
282:"James Blair Christian"
286:www.rugbyhistory.co.nz
212:James Blair Christian
32:James Blair Christian
392:Rugby union hookers
346:. 25 February 2007.
325:The Daily Telegraph
25:
328:. 19 January 1998.
82:Rugby union career
21:
242:Newcastle Falcons
206:
205:
202:
201:
148:Newcastle Falcons
424:
348:
347:
336:
330:
329:
316:
310:
309:
296:
290:
289:
278:
272:
271:
258:
88:
87:
50:
46:
44:
26:
20:
432:
431:
427:
426:
425:
423:
422:
421:
367:
366:
361:James Christian
357:
352:
351:
338:
337:
333:
318:
317:
313:
308:. 14 July 2018.
298:
297:
293:
280:
279:
275:
260:
259:
255:
250:
225:rugby with the
48:
42:
40:
24:
23:James Christian
19:
12:
11:
5:
430:
420:
419:
414:
409:
404:
399:
394:
389:
384:
379:
365:
364:
356:
355:External links
353:
350:
349:
331:
311:
291:
273:
270:. 12 May 2001.
252:
251:
249:
246:
204:
203:
200:
199:
196:
193:
188:
184:
183:
178:
173:
168:
162:
161:
157:
156:
153:
150:
145:
141:
140:
137:
134:
129:
125:
124:
119:
114:
109:
103:
102:
98:
97:
94:
84:
83:
79:
78:
75:
71:
70:
67:
63:
62:
56:
55:Place of birth
52:
51:
38:
34:
33:
30:
22:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
429:
418:
415:
413:
410:
408:
405:
403:
400:
398:
395:
393:
390:
388:
385:
383:
382:Living people
380:
378:
375:
374:
372:
362:
359:
358:
345:
341:
335:
327:
326:
321:
315:
307:
306:
301:
295:
287:
283:
277:
269:
268:
263:
257:
253:
245:
243:
239:
234:
232:
231:1998 Super 12
228:
224:
219:
217:
213:
209:
197:
194:
192:
189:
185:
182:
179:
177:
174:
172:
169:
167:
163:
158:
154:
151:
149:
146:
142:
138:
135:
133:
130:
126:
123:
120:
118:
115:
113:
110:
108:
104:
101:Senior career
99:
93:
89:
85:
80:
76:
72:
68:
64:
60:
57:
53:
49:(age 46)
39:
37:Date of birth
35:
31:
27:
16:
363:at ESPNscrum
343:
334:
323:
314:
303:
294:
285:
276:
265:
256:
235:
220:
211:
210:
207:
180:
175:
170:
165:
121:
116:
111:
106:
91:
47:7 March 1978
18:Rugby player
15:
377:1978 births
305:Stuff.co.nz
216:rugby union
160:Super Rugby
92:Position(s)
371:Categories
248:References
238:Blackheath
43:1978-03-07
344:NZ Herald
267:NZ Herald
61:, England
29:Full name
223:Super 12
218:player.
181:(Points)
132:Auckland
122:(Points)
187:1998–00
144:2002–03
128:1997–02
208:
96:Hooker
74:Weight
66:Height
227:Blues
191:Blues
166:Years
107:Years
59:Truro
176:Apps
171:Team
139:(15)
117:Apps
112:Team
198:(5)
155:(0)
373::
342:.
322:.
302:.
284:.
264:.
136:32
45:)
288:.
195:3
152:3
41:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.