Frédéric Michalak (born 16 October 1982 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne) is a French rugby union footballer who played for his hometown team, Toulouse in the Top 14 and in the Heineken Cup, and recently moved to South Africa to play for the Sharks in the Super 14 after the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He has also played 50 tests for France so far. He originally played scrum half, but has recently played mainly at fly-half. Due to his good looks, Michalak has a lot of female admirers as well as having popularity in the gay community as evidenced by a number of fan sites. He has appeared in advertisements for companies such as Nike and Levis.

Michalak made his debut for Toulouse in 1998. He was a member of the team that won the French championship in 2001 and the Heineken Cup in 2003 and 2005. Michalak made his first appearance for France against South Africa on 10 November 2001, and became a regular in the French side. He was selected as a member of the squad for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia and the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. Michalak was also a part of the Six Nations French Grand Slam winners in 2004 and the champions of 2006.

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