Olivier Saïsset
French rugby union player
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Olivier Saïsset (born 7 June 1949) is a French former rugby union player and coach.[1]
Born7 June 1949
Le Poujol-sur-Orb, France
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight203 lb (92 kg)
Position
Back-row
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| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Le Poujol-sur-Orb, Saïsset was a back-rower and won six French Championships playing with AS Béziers. He was capped 17 times by France between 1971 and 1975, featuring mostly as a flanker.[2]
Saïsset had immediate success in his coaching career, leading AS Béziers to the 1979–80 French Championship title as a first-season coach. He was coach of the USA Perpignan team that reached the 2003 Heineken Cup final.[3]