Alain Hyardet (born 28 November 1964) is a French rugby union coach and former player.[1]
| Date of birth | 28 November 1964 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Aix-en-Provence, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Born in Aix-en-Provence, Hyardet was a centre and played with AS Béziers from 1986 to 1994. It was after moving to Castres Olympique that he earned a France call up, featuring twice in the 1995 Latin Cup competition in Argentina, against Italy and the home side. He got a taste of European rugby in the 1995–96 Heineken Cup, before retiring as a player.[2]
Hyardet has coached USA Perpignan, AS Béziers and Montpellier RC in French rugby, as well as Austin Elite for two seasons of Major League Rugby.[3] His son Julien was a professional rugby player.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Orange. Rugby : Alain Hyardet rejoint le RCO". Le Dauphiné (in French). 14 September 2021.
- ^ "USAP - L'œil de l'expert, Alain Hyardet : "Toute cette énergie, c'est génial !"". L'Indépendant (in French). 2 October 2022.
- ^ "L'éducation par le sport selon Alain Hyardet, ancien entraîneur de l'USAP : "Privilégier le vivre-ensemble"". L'Indépendant (in French). 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Avec sa plateforme resterjeune.com, le Montpelliérain Julien Hyardet réussit sa reconversion". Midi Libre (in French). 3 December 2022.
External links
edit- Alain Hyardet at ESPNscrum
