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Raoul Barrière
Date of birth	3 March 1928
Place of birth	Béziers, France
Date of death	8 March 2019 (aged 91)
Place of death	Béziers
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Prop
Senior career
Years	Team
1952–1954	Aurillac
1954–1963	AS Béziers
International career
Years	Team
1960	France
Coaching career
Years	Team
1968–1980	AS Béziers
1980–?	RC Narbonne
–	Valence Sportif

Raoul Barrière (3 March 1928, in Béziers – 8 March 2019)^[1] was a French rugby union player and a coach.^[2] He played as a prop.

Early life

He played for Aurillac and AS Béziers. He won the title of French Champion with AS Béziers, in 1961, and was runners-up, in 1960 and 1962. In 1968 Barrière became the coach of AS Béziers. He won to win six titles of French Champion, for 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 and 1978.

He moved to RC Narbonne in 1980.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

French rugby champion, 1960 with AS Béziers (player)
French rugby champion, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 and 1978 with AS Béziers (Head Coach)
Challenge Yves du Manoir 1972, 1975 and 1977 with AS Béziers and 1984 with RC Narbonne (Head Coach)
French championship finalist 1976 with AS Béziers (Head Coach)

References

^ "Décès de Raoul Barrière, l'entraîneur du grand Béziers - Fil Info - Top 14 - Rugby". Sport24.
^ "L'homme qui a «fait» l'équipe de Béziers, c'est incontestablement l'entraîneur Raoul Barrière, 45 ans, un nez cassé de boxeur et une carrure de gorille, ancien international."

External links

Raoul Barrière at ESPNscrum

[1] "Décès de Raoul Barrière, l'entraîneur du grand Béziers - Fil Info - Top 14 - Rugby". Sport24.

[2] "L'homme qui a «fait» l'équipe de Béziers, c'est incontestablement l'entraîneur Raoul Barrière, 45 ans, un nez cassé de boxeur et une carrure de gorille, ancien international."

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