André Rives
Personal information
Born(1924-01-06)6 January 1924
Saint-Girons, Ariège,
Occitania, France
Died11 March 2017(2017-03-11) (aged 93)
Seix, France[1]
Playing information
PositionFullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Albi XIII
Saint-Gaudens
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1957–59 France 14 3 0 0 9
Coaching information
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1959–?? Saint-Gaudens

André Rives (6 January 1924 - 11 March 2017[2][3]) was a French rugby league footballer who played as a fullback.[4]

Career

He debuted in rugby union playing for Saint-Girons Sporting Club, his hometown club, participating at the notable victory against Stade Français in 1945.[5] In 1947, he switched codes to rugby league, joining Albi. A fullback, he rivalised with Puig Aubert, known as "Pipette". With Albi, Rives was two times French Champion against Carcassonne, which would make him join the France national team for the 1957 Rugby League World Cup. He had 14 international caps. During his career, Rives played two clubs, initially for Albi and later, for Saint-Gaudens, which he would join in the early 1960s.[6]: 224–225  With the former, he won two French champion titles, with the latter, he won a French championship final. His club performances brought him into the France national team between 1957 and 1959, notably taking part at the 1957 Rugby League World Cup and succeeding his position to Puig Aubert.

It was considered that although he was of "short stature", he was of a "rare talent" and was considered as "Pipette's rightful successor"[6]: 224–225 

References

  1. ↑ enrique. "André RIVES vient de nous quitter… | Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII" (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  2. ↑ "André RIVES vient de nous quitter..." Fédération Française de Rugby à XIII (in French). 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2019-12-31.
  3. ↑ "matchID - Moteur de recherche des décès". deces.matchid.io. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  4. ↑ "André Rives". rugbyleagueproject.org. Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "André Rives, ancien international à XIII est décédé". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  6. 1 2 Mouret, Aimé (December 2011). Le Who's who du rugby à XII (Éditions de l'Ixcea ed.). Toulouse: Éditions de l'Ixcea. ISBN 978-2-84918-118-8.
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