Olivier Saïsset

Olivier Saïsset
Date of birth (1949-06-07) 7 June 1949 (age 75)
Place of birthLe Poujol-sur-Orb, France
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight203 lb (92 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back-row
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1971–75 France 17 (8)

Olivier Saïsset (born 7 June 1949) is a French former rugby union player and coach.[1]

Born in Le Poujol-sur-Orb, Saïsset was a back-rower and won six French Championships playing with AS Béziers. He was capped 17 times by France between 1971 and 1975, featuring mostly as a flanker.[2]

Saïsset had immediate success in his coaching career, leading AS Béziers to the 1979–80 French Championship title as a first-season coach. He was coach of the USA Perpignan team that reached the 2003 Heineken Cup final.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "Rugby - "L'arrivée d'Olivier Saisset ? Un soulagement" : Alexandre Audebert revient sur le changement d'entraîneur à l'ASM en 2004". La Montagne (in French). 26 January 2023.
  2. ^ "USAP-Béziers - Olivier Saïsset : "Je n'avais aucun état d'âme"". L'Indépendant (in French). 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ Kitson, Robert (26 May 2003). "Brennan the backbone as Toulouse stand firm". The Guardian.