Olivier Saïsset
| Date of birth | 7 June 1949 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Le Poujol-sur-Orb, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Olivier Saïsset (born 7 June 1949) is a French former rugby union player and coach.[1]
Born in Le Poujol-sur-Orb, Saïsset was a back-rower and won six French Championships playing with AS Béziers. He was capped 17 times by France between 1971 and 1975, featuring mostly as a flanker.[2]
Saïsset had immediate success in his coaching career, leading AS Béziers to the 1979–80 French Championship title as a first-season coach. He was coach of the USA Perpignan team that reached the 2003 Heineken Cup final.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Rugby - "L'arrivée d'Olivier Saisset ? Un soulagement" : Alexandre Audebert revient sur le changement d'entraîneur à l'ASM en 2004". La Montagne (in French). 26 January 2023.
- ^ "USAP-Béziers - Olivier Saïsset : "Je n'avais aucun état d'âme"". L'Indépendant (in French). 4 November 2020.
- ^ Kitson, Robert (26 May 2003). "Brennan the backbone as Toulouse stand firm". The Guardian.