Raoul Barrière (3 March 1928, in
Béziers
Béziers (; ) is a city in southern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hérault Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region. Every August Béziers ho ...
– 8 March 2019) was a French rugby union player and a coach.
["L'homme qui a «fait» l'équipe de Béziers, c'est incontestablement l'entraîneur Raoul Barrière, 45 ans, un nez cassé de boxeur et une carrure de gorille, ancien international."] He played as a prop.
Early life
He played for
Aurillac
Aurillac (; ) is the prefecture of the Cantal department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.
Geography
Aurillac is at above sea level and located at the foot of the Cantal mountains in a small sedimentary basin. The city is b ...
and
AS Béziers. He won the title of French Champion with
AS Béziers, in 1961, and was runners-up, in 1960 and 1962. In 1968 Barrière became the coach of
AS Béziers. He won to win six titles of French Champion, for 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 and 1978.
He moved to
RC Narbonne
Racing Club de Narbonne Méditerannée (also known as RCNM) is a French rugby union club that play in the third-level Nationale.
They are based in Narbonne in the Aude '' département'' of Occitania. They were founded in 1907. They play at P ...
in 1980.
Honours
*
French rugby champion, 1960 with
AS Béziers (player)
*
French rugby champion, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 and 1978 with
AS Béziers (Head Coach)
*
Challenge Yves du Manoir
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was a rugby union club competition that was played in France between 1931 and 2003 under different names. It is named after former player Yves du Manoir.
History
The Challenge Yves du Manoir was officially created on ...
1972, 1975 and 1977 with
AS Béziers and 1984 with
RC Narbonne
Racing Club de Narbonne Méditerannée (also known as RCNM) is a French rugby union club that play in the third-level Nationale.
They are based in Narbonne in the Aude '' département'' of Occitania. They were founded in 1907. They play at P ...
(Head Coach)
* French championship finalist 1976 with
AS Béziers (Head Coach)
References
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1928 births
French rugby union players
20th-century French sportsmen
France international rugby union players
Rugby union players from Béziers
2019 deaths
Rugby union props
AS Béziers Hérault players
Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne players
French rugby union coaches