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): Ben Hannant • Calvin Zola • Corey Crawford • Gerardo Lugo (footballer, born 1984) • Jana Veselá • Luke Schenscher • Mary Logan Reddick • Matthew Pavlich • Mies Bouwman • Ryo Aitaka • Sander Schutgens • Tommy Byrne (baseball) • Toni Kuivasto • Émile Loubet

Born in the same month (December 1952): Benny Hinn • CCH Pounder • Carol Shea-Porter • Cathy Rigby • Clive Anderson • David Knopfler • December 23 • Desireless • Duane Roland • Eckhard Märzke • Francesco Graziani • Gelsey Kirkland • Greg Mortimer • Joaquín Andújar • John Lurie • Liaqat Baloch • Mel Smith • Michael Dorn • Paul Varul • Stephen Poliakoff • Steve Atkinson (cricketer) • Susan Collins • Susan Dey • Vaughan Jones