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Rugby player
Bernard Viviès
Date of birth (1955-09-03) 3 September 1955 (age 69)
Place of birthRieumes, France
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight177 lb (80 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Fullback
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1978–83 France 10 (20)

Bernard Viviès (born 3 September 1955) is a French rugby union coach and former international.

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.

Viviès was an assistant coach to Bernard Laporte for the national team from 2001 to 2007, serving as the backs coach.

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Bernard Viviès: l'un des plus titrés du rugby français". La Dépêche (in French). 7 May 2003.
  3. 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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