Bernard Viviès

Bernard Viviès
Date of birth (1955-09-03) 3 September 1955 (age 69)
Place of birthRieumes, France
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight177 lb (80 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Fullback
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1978–83 France 10 (20)

Bernard Viviès (born 3 September 1955) is a French rugby union coach and former international.[1]

Born in Rieumes, Viviès played mostly as a fly-half and fullback. Debuting for France in 1978, he gained 10 international caps during his career and was a member of the grand slam-winning 1981 Five Nations side. He won a French championship in 1982 with SU Agen, where he had his elder brother Christian as a teammate for three seasons.[2]

Viviès was an assistant coach to Bernard Laporte for the national team from 2001 to 2007, serving as the backs coach.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Coupe du monde de rugby 2023. Bernard Viviès, l'homme à tout faire au sein du XV de France". Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French). 29 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Bernard Viviès: l'un des plus titrés du rugby français". La Dépêche (in French). 7 May 2003.
  3. ^ Gaye, Geoffrey (6 September 2023). "Rugby : Bernard Viviès, un gardois au cœur du XV de France". Le Réveil du Midi (in French).