Pierre Biémouret (11 April 1943 – 23 November 2022) was a French rugby union player who played as a flanker.[1]
| Date of birth | 11 April 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Mas-d'Auvignon, German-occupied France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 23 November 2022 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Toulouse, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editBiémouret worked as a farmer.[2] From 1969 to 1973, he was a member of the French national team, playing his first match on 22 February 1969 against England.[3] His last national team game came against Ireland on 14 April 1973.[3] He played in two test matches in South Africa in 1971. He began his professional career with SU Agen in 1965, which won the French rugby union championship in 1966.[2]
From 1972 to 1975, Biémouret played for AS Fleurance.[4] He captained a game against South Africa during a tournament in France in 1974.[3]
The following season, Biémouret became a player-coach for SA Condom, which won the Second Division in 1978.[5][6] After winning this title, he retired from playing rugby. In the early 1990s, he coached the Italian team Parma F.C.[7]
Biémouret's wife, Gisèle, served as a member of the French National Assembly from 2007 to 2022.[8]
Pierre Biémouret died in Toulouse on 23 November 2022, at the age of 79.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Pierre Biemouret". ESPN.
- ^ a b "BIEMOURET Paul". Finales Rugby (in French). Archived from the original on 12 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Garcia, Henri (1996). La fabuleuse histoire du rugby (in French). Éditions de la Martinière. ISBN 2-7324-2260-6.
- ^ Cazeneuve, Richard (23 November 2003). "Un club, une histoire". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ Quemener, Jeanine (29 May 2018). "Condom. Les anciens champions et les supporters vont se retrouver". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Condom. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "La journée exceptionnelle des retrouvailles des champions 1978". Le Petit-Journal (in French). Condom. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ Biémouret, Paul (17 June 2018). "Le rugby de clocher n'existe plus !". Le Petit-Journal (in French). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "Mme Gisèle Biémouret". National Assembly (in French).
- ^ "Rugby : surnommé "Bras de fer", l'ancien international Paul Biémouret est mort". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Lot-et-Garonne. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.