Pierre Mignoni (born 28 February 1977) is a retired French

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footballer who is currently the Director of Rugby for

Toulon Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is th ...

. He has also played for the France national team. Mignoni's first club was Toulon, playing with them from 1996–1997. He then moved to

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, where he played club rugby from 1997 to 1998. Mignoni made his international debut for France on October 22, 1997, in a test against

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. He played one other test that year, against

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. Mignoni then moved back to Toulon for the 1999–2000 season. During 1999, in the lead up to the

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, he played three tests for France; against

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, the

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and

. He was included in France's 1999 World Cup squad, and played two matches; starting against

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and

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. He subsequently signed with

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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

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. 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

and the Springboks. He was picked for the

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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. After the 2010–11 season, he retired from play and became the full-time backs coach.

Notes and references

External links

France profile
at FFR

on lequipe.fr
Pierre Mignoni
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