Jean-Pierre Rives, French rugby player, painter, and sculptor

Jean-Pierre Rives

French rugby union player (born 1952)

Jean-Pierre Rives 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…