Alain Hyardet

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Alain Hyardet
Date of birth (1964-11-28) 28 November 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Aix-en-Provence, France
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight178 lb (81 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1995 France 2 (0)

Alain Hyardet (born 28 November 1964) is a French rugby union coach and former player. [1]

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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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Orange. Rugby : Alain Hyardet rejoint le RCO". Le Dauphiné (in French). 14 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "USAP - L'œil de l'expert, Alain Hyardet : "Toute cette énergie, c'est génial !"". L'Indépendant (in French). 2 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "L'éducation par le sport selon Alain Hyardet, ancien entraîneur de l'USAP : "Privilégier le vivre-ensemble"". L'Indépendant (in French). 30 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Avec sa plateforme resterjeune.com, le Montpelliérain Julien Hyardet réussit sa reconversion". Midi Libre (in French). 3 December 2022.
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