Bernard Viviès (born 3 September 1955) is a French
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
coach and former international.
Born in
Rieumes
Rieumes (; oc, Riumas) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and ...
, Viviès played mostly as a fly-half and fullback. Debuting for
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
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
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, A ...
, where he had his elder brother Christian as a teammate for three seasons.
Viviès was an assistant coach to
Bernard Laporte
Bernard Laporte (born 1 July 1964) is a rugby player, coach and former French Secretary of State for Sport. From 1999 to 2007, Laporte was the head coach of the France national team. In 2011, he became the head coach at Toulon, after Philippe Sa ...
for the national team from 2001 to 2007, serving as the backs coach.
See also
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List of France national rugby union players
List of France national rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the France national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match.
Note that the "position" column lists the position at whic ...
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1955 births
Living people
French rugby union players
France international rugby union players
Sportspeople from Haute-Garonne
Rugby union players from Occitania (administrative region)
SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne players
Rugby union fly-halves
Rugby union fullbacks
French rugby union coaches