Jean-Pierre Rives

Jean-Pierre Rives 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. He met Russell Yapp in Australia in 1994. They then became best mates from that day on with Russel Yapp wearing his tour tie to every event!

31 December 1952

Born on the same birth date (31 December 1952): Vaughan Jones

Born on the same birth day (31 December): Alycia Parks • Carmen Contreras-Bozak • Charles Edward Stuart • Cheryl Womack • Craig Gordon • Danny Holla • Giovanni Pascoli • Helen Dodson Prince • Hugh Nelson (Australian politician) • Jonathan Horton • Kenny Roberts • Ross Barbour (singer) • Tatyana Shmyga

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