Pierre Mignoni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Pierre Mignoni

Rugby union player and coach

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1977

Place of Birth: Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Profession: rugby union player

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Pierre Mignoni

  • Pierre Mignoni (born 28 February 1977 in Toulon, France) is a retired French rugby union footballer who is currently a coach for his hometown club team, Toulon.
  • 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 Béziers, where he played club rugby from 1997 to 1998.
  • Mignoni made his international debut for France on October 22, 1997, in a test against Romania.
  • He played one other test that year, against Argentina. Mignoni then moved back to Toulon for the 1999–2000 season.
  • During 1999, in the lead up to the Rugby World Cup in Wales, he played three tests for France; against Samoa, the All Blacks and Wales.
  • He was included in France's 1999 World Cup squad, and played two matches; starting against Namibia and Canada. He subsequently signed with Dax 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 Springboks.
  • 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 Romania and the Springboks.
  • He was picked for the 2007 Rugby World Cup 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.

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