Pierre Biémouret

Pierre Biémouret
Date of birth	11 April 1943
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)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker
Senior career
Years	Team
1965–1972	SU Agen
1972–1975	AS Fleurance
1975–1978	SA Condom
International career
Years	Team
1969–1973	France

Pierre Biémouret (11 April 1943 – 23 November 2022) was a French rugby union player who played as a flanker.[1]

Biography

Biémouret 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

"Pierre Biemouret". ESPN.
"BIEMOURET Paul". Finales Rugby (in French). Archived from the original on 12 July 2020.
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.

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[1] "Pierre Biemouret". ESPN.

[Finales-2] "BIEMOURET Paul". Finales Rugby (in French). Archived from the original on 12 July 2020.

[Garcia-3] Garcia, Henri (1996). La fabuleuse histoire du rugby (in French). Éditions de la Martinière. ISBN 2-7324-2260-6.

[4] Cazeneuve, Richard (23 November 2003). "Un club, une histoire". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 27 November 2022.

[5] 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.

[6] "La journée exceptionnelle des retrouvailles des champions 1978". Le Petit-Journal (in French). Condom. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2022.

[7] Biémouret, Paul (17 June 2018). "Le rugby de clocher n'existe plus !". Le Petit-Journal (in French). Retrieved 27 November 2022.

[8] "Mme Gisèle Biémouret". National Assembly (in French).

[9] "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.