Bernard Viviès
French rugby union player (born 1955)
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Bernard Viviès (born 3 September 1955) is a French rugby union coach and former international.[1]
Born3 September 1955
Rieumes, France
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight177 lb (80 kg)
Position
Fly-half / Fullback
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.[2]
Viviès was an assistant coach to Bernard Laporte for the national team from 2001 to 2007, serving as the backs coach.[3]