Guy Novès
Novès in 2014
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| Date of birth | 5 February 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Toulouse, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Head Coach | ||
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| Current team | France | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1975–1988 | Toulouse | 259 | ((415)) |
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Correct as of 14 July 2016
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1977–1979 | France | 7 | ((0)) |
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Correct as of 19 October 2015
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| Years | Team | ||
| 1988–1990 1993–2015 2015– |
Toulouse (Asst. Coach) Toulouse (Head Coach) France |
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Guy Novès (born 5 February 1954) is a former French rugby union player and current coach of the French national team. Born in Toulouse, Novès, who played on the wing, was capped seven times for his nations, and played with Stade Toulousain from 1975 to 1987 and was a member of the team that won the Bouclier de Brennus in 1985 and 1986. He later coached the side in a tenure that lasted 22 years, where he won the French championship nine times and the Heineken Cup four times.
Before playing rugby, Novès played athletics at a high level, where on 3 July 1971 he won the national 1,200 metre race in record time, 3 minutes 16 seconds. He turned his attention to rugby in 1973, and in 1975 he was picked up by Toulouse in 1975 ahead of the 1975–76 French Rugby Union Championship season. He made his first appearance for the club on 9 November 1975 against Grenoble in the Challenge Yves du Manoir.
In 1977, Novès was selected for his nation, where on 11 November, he started in France's 18–13 win over New Zealand. In 1978, he played in one match of the 1978 Five Nations Championship, starting in their loss to Wales on 18 March in Cardiff. He played his last ever match for his nation on 17 February 1979 during the 1979 Five Nations Championship, where France finished as runner's up.
It wasn't until the early 1980s that Novès and Toulouse started to win silverware. During the 1979–80 French Rugby Union Championship, Toulouse finished runners-up to Béziers, losing 10–6, in what was their most successful Championship since 1969. In 1984, Novès helped Toulouse to their first French Cup title in 37 years, after beating Lourdes 6–0 in the final. He also helped Toulouse secure a place in the 1983/84 Challenge Yves du Manoir final, after helping beat the previous champions Agen 16–15 in the semi's, before going down to Narbonne 17–13 in the final. In the 1984–85 French Rugby Union Championship, Toulouse won their eight title, their first since 1947, after topping their Pool in the qualification round, before going onto defeat Bayonne, Béziers and Montferrand to reach the final. On 25 May 1985, Novès started on the wing in the final, and after 80 minutes, Toulouse and Toulon wera all level 19–all. However, after extra time, Toulouse were the eventual champions winning 36–22. A year later, Toulouse retained the title after beating Agen 16–6 in the final.
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