Jean-Pierre Rives

Who is Jean-Pierre Rives?

Jean-Pierre Rives is a French champion rugby 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 of the French National Rugby team – 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.