Pierre Mignoni Explained

Pierre Mignoni
Birth Date:28 February 1977
Birth Place:Toulon, France
Height:1.70NaN0
Weight:75 kg
Ru Position:Scrum half
Years1:1996–1997
Years2:1997–1998
Years3:1999–2000
Years4:2000–2001
Years5:2001–2003
Years6:2003–2009
Years7:2009–2011
Clubs1:Toulon
Clubs2:Béziers
Clubs3:Toulon
Clubs4:Dax
Clubs5:Béziers
Clubs6:Clermont
Clubs7:Toulon
Apps5:45
Apps6:167
Apps7:54
Points5:51
Points6:120
Points7:10
Repyears1:1997–2007
Repteam1:France
Repcaps1:28
Reppoints1:30
Coachyears1:2011–2015
Coachyears2:2015–2022
Coachyears3:2022–
Coachteams1:Toulon (backs)
Coachteams2:Lyon

Pierre Mignoni (born 28 February 1977) is a French former rugby union footballer who is currently the head coach for Toulon. He won 28 caps for the France national team between 1997 and 2007.

Mignoni's first club was Toulon, playing with them from 1996–1997. He then moved to Béziers, where he played club rugby from 1997 to 1998. Mignoni made his international debut for France on 22 October 1997 in a test against Romania. He played one other test that year, against Argentina.

Mignoni then moved back to Toulon for the 1999–2000 season. During 1999, in the lead up to the Rugby World Cup in Wales, he played three tests for France; against Samoa, the All Blacks and Wales. He was included in France's 1999 World Cup squad, and played two matches; starting against Namibia and Canada.

He subsequently signed with Dax and played there from 2000 to 2001. He did not play in any internationals in 2000 or in 2001, but was an unused bench replacement during two tests against the Springboks. Mignoni found himself at another one of his former clubs the following season, signing with Béziers. During 2002 he played for France during the 2002 Six Nations Championship, which France eventually completed a grandslam of (winning all five matches). He signed with ASM Clermont Auvergne, then known as AS Montferrand, in 2003 and spent six seasons there. He was included in France's squad for the 2006 June tests against Romania and the Springboks. He was picked for the 2007 Rugby World Cup squad.

After completing his sixth season at Clermont in 2009, he returned to his hometown for a third stint with Toulon. In the 2009–10 season, he began serving as a part-time coach for Toulon, focusing on skills development for the club's other scrum-halves. Mignoni was officially promoted to the Toulon coaching staff in the 2010 off-season. Initially, he worked part-time as a passing skills coach while remaining a full-time player.[1] After the 2010–11 season, he retired from play and became the full-time backs coach.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Toulon: Mignoni promoted . Midi Olympique . 2010-06-30 . 2010-07-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721023815/http://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/news-from-france/2009-2010/story-english_sto2381887.shtml . 2011-07-21 .
  2. News: Sackey shown the door by Toulon . ESPN Scrum . 10 May 2011 . 26 May 2011.