By Kieran Jackson For Mailonline
Published: 16:47 GMT, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 18:37 GMT, 25 November 2020
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A minute's silence will be held in memory of Christophe Dominici, who tragically passed away on Tuesday at the age of 48, ahead of France's Autumn Nations Cup game against Italy at the Stade de France on Saturday.
Insurance Loans Mortgage Attorney Credit LawyerDominici, who earned 67 caps for Les Bleus and played a starring role in the 1999 World Cup side which reached the final, was confirmed dead by former club Stade Francais on Tuesday.
The French players will also wear a unique sleeve which will have only the word 'Domi' inscribed on one sleeve.
Christophe Dominici's tragic death was confirmed by former club Stade Francais on Tuesday
A minute's silence will be held at the Stade de France on Saturday in memory of Dominici, who died at the age of 48
A huge banner in tribute to Dominici will also be unveiled inside the stadium.
According to the BBC, a witness saw him climb onto the roof of a disused building at Parc de Saint-Cloud, near Paris, on Tuesday before falling.
'It is with immense sadness that the Stade Francis learns of the death of Christophe Dominici,' Stade Francais said in a statement.
'He left his mark on a whole generation of rugby,' the French Rugby
