Bernard Viviès Explained

Bernard Viviès
Birth Date:3 September 1955
Birth Place:Rieumes, France
Height:5 ft 10 in
Weight:177 lb
Position:Fly-half / Fullback
Repyears1:1978–83
Repcaps1:10
Reppoints1:20

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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Notes and References

  1. News: Coupe du monde de rugby 2023. Bernard Viviès, l’homme à tout faire au sein du XV de France . . 29 September 2023 . FR-fr.
  2. News: Bernard Viviès: l'un des plus titrés du rugby français . . 7 May 2003 . fr.
  3. News: Gaye . Geoffrey . Rugby : Bernard Viviès, un gardois au cœur du XV de France . Le Réveil du Midi . 6 September 2023 . fr.