Jean-Pierre Rives

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jean-Pierre Rives
Occupation	Rugby Union Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 31, 1952(1952-12-31)
Age	72
Birthplace	Toulouse
Country	France
Birth City	Occitanie
Horoscope	Capricorn

Jean-Pierre Rives Biography

Jean-Pierre Rives is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Player who was born on December 31, 1952 in Toulouse, Occitanie, France.

Jean-Pierre Rives (born 31 December 1952) 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.

Rives began playing rugby for his hometown club in 1974. Even though he was considered to be too small to play as flanker, standing at 5 ft 10 in (178 cm), he decisively proved the doubters wrong, and it was not long until his unmistakable talent gained attention from the national selectors. Rives made his France debut against England in 1975, at the age of 22, marking the start of an international career that would take him to the very top in terms of both personal and team achievements.

Jean-Pierre Rives Net Worth

Jean-Pierre Rives is one of the richest Rugby Union Player from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jean-Pierre Rives 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Jean-Pierre Rives was born on 31 December 1952 in Saint-Simon, a suburb of Toulouse, in the Haute-Garonne, Occitan departement of southwestern France. He grew up with his brother Philippe in the family of Jo and Lydia Rives. Jean- Pierre started drawing and painting in primary school – a passion that would stay with him throughout his whole life. His father was a pilot and an avid tennis player, and he encouraged his son, who excelled in athletics at early age, to pursue tennis, but it was rugby that would become Jean-Pierre Rives’ ultimate choice.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Jean-Pierre Rives height 5 ft 11 in Renee weight 187  lbs & body measurements will update soon.

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In 2000, a documentary feature film entitled L’Empreinte des champions: Jean- Pierre Rives (The Mark of the Champions: Jean-Pierre Rives) was released and made headlines. The reviews were largely positive, but there were detractors as well. The loudest criticism came from Libération, which found the documentary to be “evocative of a hagiography about a member of the Politburo, released by the Soviet news media”. “Altruism, courage, charisma, generosity, moral strength, humility – € it’s all there,” lamented the left leaning French daily.

Facts & Trivia

Renee Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Jean-Pierre Rives celebrates birthday on December 31 of every year.

Jean-Pierre Rives’ sculptures have been showcased at public venues around the world including the prestigious Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris, a stone’s throw from the classical Senate building, in 2002. This installation marked the first time sculptures were exhibited there since Auguste Rodin’s exhibition more than a century ago. A widely attended and written about vernissage attracted many of France’s powerful political and business leaders and, according to the influential Le Point, included “a pack of Rives’ elite” – friends and collectors all – Serge Kampf, founder of Cap Gemini, Claude Bébéar, founder of AXA, Henri Lachmann, CEO of Schneider Electric, Jean-René Fourtou, Chairman of Vivendi, Pierre Dauzier, President of Havas and Thierry Breton Chairman of France Télécom and future Finance Minister. Other large scale shows included the annual Sculpture by the Sea exhibition in Sydney, Australia, in 2007, an exhibition in the historically important Royal Park in Brussels, Belgium, in 2009, an exhibition in the 18th century sculpture garden Le Grand Rond in Toulouse, France, in 2010, an installation on the Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in Manhattan, New York, in 2010, and a large-scale installation at the Musée des Jacobins in Auch, France in 2014, to name a few.

Top Facts about Jean-Pierre Rives

1. Jean-Pierre Rives is a former French rugby union player.
2. He played as a flanker and was known for his speed.
3. Rives won 59 caps for France between 1975-1984.
4. He captained the national team 34 times, a record at the time.
5. Rives scored 8 tries in international matches.
6. He played for Toulouse and Racing Club de France clubs.
7. Rives retired from rugby in 1988 to pursue art career.
8. In 2010, he was inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame.
9. Rives is also an accomplished sculptor and painter.
10. He has exhibited his artwork internationally since the early 1990s.