| Date of birth | 3 September 1955 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Rieumes, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 177 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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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]
See also
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Bernard Viviès: l'un des plus titrés du rugby français". La Dépêche (in French). 7 May 2003.
- ↑ Gaye, Geoffrey (6 September 2023). "Rugby : Bernard Viviès, un gardois au cœur du XV de France". Le Réveil du Midi (in French).
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