Chris Saab

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.

Chris Saab

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Saab
Born	(1981-12-22) 22 December 1981 (age 43)
Playing information
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Position	Second-row
Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2002–17 Lebanon 15 3 0 0 12
Source: [1]

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.