Pierre Mignoni (born 28 February 1977) is a French former

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footballer who is currently the head coach for

Toulon Toulon (, , ; , , ) is a city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera and the historical Provence, it is the prefecture of the Var (department), Var department. The Commune of Toulon h ...

. He won 28 caps for the

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between 1997 and 2007. Mignoni's first club was Toulon, playing with them from 1996–1997. He then moved to

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, where he played club rugby from 1997 to 1998. Mignoni made his international debut for France on 22 October 1997 in a test against

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. He played one other test that year, against

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. Mignoni then moved back to Toulon for the 1999–2000 season. During 1999, in the lead up to the

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, he played three tests for France; against

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, the

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and

. He was included in France's 1999 World Cup squad, and played two matches; starting against

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and

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. He subsequently signed with

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and played there from 2000 to 2001. He did not play in any internationals in 2000 or in 2001, but was an unused bench replacement during two tests against the

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. Mignoni found himself at another one of his former clubs the following season, signing with Béziers. During 2002 he played for France during the

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, which France eventually completed a grandslam of (winning all five matches). He signed with ASM Clermont Auvergne, then known as AS Montferrand, in 2003 and spent six seasons there. He was included in France's squad for the 2006 June tests against

and the Springboks. He was picked for the

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squad. After completing his sixth season at Clermont in 2009, he returned to his hometown for a third stint with Toulon. In the 2009–10 season, he began serving as a part-time coach for Toulon, focusing on skills development for the club's other scrum-halves. Mignoni was officially promoted to the Toulon coaching staff in the 2010 off-season. Initially, he worked part-time as a passing skills coach while remaining a full-time player. After the 2010–11 season, he retired from play and became the full-time backs coach.

References

External links

France profile
at FFR

on lequipe.fr
Pierre Mignoni
on scrum.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Mignoni, Pierre 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Toulon Rugby union players from Var (department) French rugby union players ASM Clermont Auvergne players RC Toulon coaches RC Toulon players France international rugby union players French people of Corsican descent US Dax players French rugby union coaches AS Béziers Hérault players Rugby union scrum-halves 2007 Rugby World Cup players