Aubin Hueber (born 5 April 1967, in

Tarbes Tarbes (; Gascon: ''Tarba'') is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region of southwestern France. It is the capital of Bigorre and of the Hautes-Pyrénées. It has been a commune since 1790. It was known as ''Turba'' ...

) is a former French rugby union player and a current coach. He played for the French national team as a scrum half (1.75 m for 75 kg). From 2003 to 2006, he was a player-coach at the Rugby Club of Toulon winning the French

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, in 2005. In October 2008, he returned to Toulon and coached with Tana Umaga and Philippe Saint-André. He leaves the club in 2011. He then became a federal coach within the French Rugby Federation from 2015 to 2021. He played as a scrum-half. His family from paternal side was of Austrian German ancestry. He first played at Stadoceste Tarbais, moving to

Stade Bagnérais Stade Bagnérais () is a French rugby union club currently competing at the third level of the French league system (Fédérale 1). They are based in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, a small town of 8,000 inhabitants, in the Hautes-Pyrénées département, ...

, in 1984, where he premiered in the first team and played until 1988. He then played for

FC Lourdes FC Lourdais is a French rugby union club from Lourdes currently competing in the French league system. Formed in 1911, they have won the French league eight times and the French cup six times. They play in the Stade Antoine-Beguere and traditiona ...

(1988/89-1990/91),

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(1991/92-1999/00),

SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne (), commonly referred to as SU Agen, Agen () or SUALG, is a French professional rugby union club based in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne that competes in the Pro D2, France's second division of rugby. Founded in 1908, Ag ...

(2000/01),

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(2001/02-2002/03) and

(2003/04 to 2005/06), as player-coach. He won the

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, in 1992, with

. Hueber had 21 caps for

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, from 1990 to 2000. He played four times at the Five Nations/Six Nations, in 1992, 1993, 1995 and 2000, being a member of the winning squad in 1992. He also played at the

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Playing Career

In club

* 1974-1984 : Stadoceste tarbais * 1984-1988 : Stade Bagnérais * 1988-1991 : FC Lourdes * 1991-2000 : RC Toulon * 2000-2001: SU Agen * 2001-2003 : Tarbes Pyrénées * 2003-2006 : RC Toulon (as a coach-player)

National team

He played his first test match for the French national team on June 30, 1990 against the Australian team and his last one on May 28, 2000 against the Romanian team.

Coaching Career

* 2003-2006 : RC Toulon (associated with Thierry Louvet) * 2006-2008 : French Amateur Team * 2008-2011: RC Toulon (associated with Tana Umaga, then Philippe Saint-André) * 2015-2017: French Under-19 team * 2018: French Under-20 Development Team * 2019: France Under-20 team * 2020-2021 : French U18 team * 2021-2022: US seynoise (junior team) Since 2022, he is director of rugby of the new women's club founded by the teams around Toulon, the Rugby club Toulon Provence Méditerranée.

Achievements

Playing Career

In club

* With RC Toulon French first division championship : Champion (1) : 1992

In National team

* 23 selections with the French national team between 1990 and 2000 * Five/Six Nations Tournaments played: 1992, 1993 (winner), 1995, 2000 * Semi-finalist at the 1995 World Cup in South Africa * 3 selections with the French Barbarians * 1 selection with the British Barbarians * Oscar du Midi Olympique : Silver

Coaching Career

* French Pro D2 Champion: 2005 with Rugby Club Toulon * Winner of the World Junior Rugby Championship in 2019 with the French U20 rugby team

External links

Aubin Hueber International Statistics
1967 births Living people Sportspeople from Tarbes French rugby union players French rugby union coaches Rugby union scrum-halves RC Toulonnais coaches RC Toulonnais players France international rugby union players French people of German descent Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby players {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub