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I could have stayed with the Sharks but to play for France, which remains one of my objectives, it's important to play in France, if only for the calendar. ... Mourad Boudjellal contacted me quite early last season. With Bernard Laporte they believed in my abilities. I want to thank them because at
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on 4 June. The Sharks' need to fill vacancies left by injuries to several of their scrumhalves is widely considered a key short-term motive for the signing; in the 2012 season, he is seen as an extra option at fly-half, a position where they had issues in 2011. Michalak's final match with the Sharks
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at Stade de France, which France won 33–12, though Michalak did not play in any other of France's Six Nations matches. France eventually went on to win the tournament. Michalak earned further caps for France that year during June. He was an unused bench replacement in a match against
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The following year, Michalak played in four of France's Six Nations fixtures all in the starting line-up. He was not used in the match against Italy. Toulouse also made it to the final of the
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Michalak's second spell with Toulouse was frustrated by injury with two serious injuries that limited his appearances for his club. In March 2010, in a match against rivals
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On 31 May 2011 it was announced that Michalak had signed a one-year contract with the Sharks, effective immediately—which meant that Michalak would not play in Toulouse's
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in Australia. He was not used in France's first match against Argentina, but came off the bench in the second of two. He then started in the following match against the
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in the final 34–22. Later that year, in November, Michalak made his international debut for France, coming on as a replacement in a match against
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In the final match of the 2013 Six Nations championship, Michalak suffered a dislocated shoulder ruling out any club rugby for 3 weeks.
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who scored a try which when converted gave France a two-point lead which they held onto to beat New Zealand, the tournament favourites.
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Michalak made his debut for Toulouse in 1998. He was a member of the team that won the French championship in 2001 and the
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to date, and is the country's leading Test point scorer, achieving that milestone in 2015. Michalak originally played
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In August 2012, Michalak admitted that the prospect of playing for France again was the key reason for his return:
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match against Canada on 1 October 2015, Michalak became France's all-time leading Rugby World Cup points scorer.
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on 10 November 2001 and became a regular on the French side. He was selected as a member of the squad for the
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during the pool stages, where he scored 26 points. He scored over 20 points in another match against
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22–17 in the final. Michalak was then included in the national squad for the June tests prior to the
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Michalak's club Stade Toulousain were crowned the champions of France in 2001 when they defeated
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In 2003 he started at scrum-half for France in their Six Nations match against Italy in Rome at
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for the national team. He played in one other Six Nations match that year, starting against
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for the Super 14 in 2008. The team, who had previously signed former French internationals
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in Paris, where he scored another try in the 33–5 victory. Toulouse proceeded to win the
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Playing as a replacement in the final, Michalak won the 2013 Heineken Cup with Toulon.
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After over two years out of international rugby, Michalak was recalled by new coach
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The following year Michalak was back in the starting line-up for France in a
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footballer. His early career was spent playing for his hometown team,
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to win a Currie Cup medal. Michalak re-signed with his former club
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where he scored 12 of France's 17 points in the one point victory.
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confirmed that Michalak would be joining on a two-year deal.
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Michalak was subsequently included in France's squad for the
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missed this call, and has been criticised heavily since.
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in 2003 and 2005. Michalak made his first appearance for
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and was rested for the final pool match against the
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Toulon
Lyon
Sharks
Sharks
France
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Racing 92
rugby union
Toulouse
Top 14
Heineken Cup
Super 14
2007 Rugby World Cup
France
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fly-half
Nike
Levi's
Heineken Cup
France
South Africa
2003 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
Six Nations
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