Jean-Pierre Rives, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jean-Pierre Rives

French rugby union player

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1952

Place of Birth: Toulouse, Occitania, France

Profession: actor, sculptor, rugby union player

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Jean-Pierre Rives

  • Jean-Pierre Rives (born 31 December 1952) is a French former rugby union player and visual artist. "A cult figure in France", according to the BBC, he came to epitomise the team's spirit and "ultra-committed, guts-and-glory style of play". He won 59 caps for France – 34 of them as captain – and was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame. After retiring from the sport, Rives concentrated entirely on his art. He is both a painter and a sculptor, and exhibiting regularly at prominent public venues all over the globe.
  • Rives was awarded the Order of the Legion of Honor and the National Order of Merit by the government of France.

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