Philippe Bernat-Salles (born 17 February 1970) is a retired Frenchrugby union player, usually playing as a wing. His main skill was a blinding speed, while he was also visually striking due to his unruly mop of gray hair.
Bernat-Salles was born in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. He went through the youth teams of Bizanos before joining AS Idron-Lee, in which first XV he debuted at the age of 16.[1] Before starting his professional career, Bernat-Salles worked as an electrician.[2]
Club careeredit
In 1987,[2] Bernat-Salles joined the high-level club closest to where he lived, Pau, where he gained his first international caps and remained until 1996, at the start of the professional era, when he moved to Bordeaux-Bègles. After one season at Bordeaux, Bernat-Salles moved back to Pau. Again after one year, he joined Biarritz, where he remained for seven seasons.
In 2005, after it had been announced that he would join the ambitious second division side Tarbes,[3] Bernat-Salles surprised everybody by joining lowly US Capbreton[4] in Fédérale 3 (that is, the fifth division of French rugby). In 2006-07, finally, while acting as US Capbreton's backs coach, he was a part of Tarbes's roster alongside his old Pau and France teammate Philippe Carbonneau, but ended the season having played only one first XV game[5] and retired from active rugby.
Although he was not considered during the 1993 Five Nations Championship, he went on to win his next six caps in the following summer and autumn tours.[7] He played only one game (against Ireland) in 1994 and two in 1995,[7] and was not considered for that year's World Cup. Again in 1996 he was selected only once, while in 1997 he was ignored for the Five Nations but played three games in the summer tour to Romania and Australia.[7] In 1998 he finally became a constant feature of the French XV, scoring in the process the first try ever scored at the Stade de France.[8] He maintained his position in 1999, being selected for the World Cup where he played five games, including the historical semifinal win against New Zealand, in which he scored a try[9] and the final against Australia.[10]
He then played four internationals in 2000 (two in the Six Nations and two, against New Zealand, during the summer tests) and concluded his international career in 2001, when he won his last five caps. He scored a try in all 5 rounds of the 6 Nations Championship in 2001, the first and to date the only player to have done so.[11] His final international tally is of 41 caps with 26 tries, summing up to 130 points scored.[12][13]
Outside of rugbyedit
After his retirement, besides working for Canal+ as a consultant and sometimes commentator, he owns a camping site in Labenne-Ocean.[14][15]
He had planned to compete in the 2008 Dakar Rally[16][17] alongside Gilles Lafeuillade on a Bowler, but the race was canceled at the eleventh hour due to the fear of a terrorist attack.[18] Bernat-Salles competed in the 2009 edition of the race, again alongside Lafeuillade and on a Bowler, in the Équipe Team 100% Sud Ouest,[19][20] ending the race in 73rd place.[21]
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Philippe Bernat Salles born 17 February 1970 is a retired French rugby union player usually playing as a wing His main skill was a blinding speed while he was also visually striking due to his unruly mop of gray hair Philippe Bernat SallesBernat Salles at the 2013 Hand Star GameDate of birth 1970 02 17 17 February 1970 age 54 Place of birthPau Pyrenees Atlantiques FranceHeight5 ft 11 in 1 80 m Weight177 lb 80 kg Occupation s Canal sports consultantRugby commentatorRally driverCamping site ownerSports administratorRugby union careerPosition s WingAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points xxxx 19861986 19871987 19962005 20062006 2007BizanosAS Idron LeePauUS CapbretonTarbes Senior careerYearsTeamApps Points 1996 19971997 19981998 2005BordeauxPauBiarritz International careerYearsTeamApps Points 1992 2001France41 130 Correct as of 5 July 2014Coaching careerYearsTeam2006 2007US Capbreton backs coach Contents 1 Early life 2 Club career 3 International career 4 Outside of rugby 5 See also 6 ReferencesEarly life editBernat Salles was born in Pau Pyrenees Atlantiques He went through the youth teams of Bizanos before joining AS Idron Lee in which first XV he debuted at the age of 16 1 Before starting his professional career Bernat Salles worked as an electrician 2 Club career editIn 1987 2 Bernat Salles joined the high level club closest to where he lived Pau where he gained his first international caps and remained until 1996 at the start of the professional era when he moved to Bordeaux Begles After one season at Bordeaux Bernat Salles moved back to Pau Again after one year he joined Biarritz where he remained for seven seasons In 2005 after it had been announced that he would join the ambitious second division side Tarbes 3 Bernat Salles surprised everybody by joining lowly US Capbreton 4 in Federale 3 that is the fifth division of French rugby In 2006 07 finally while acting as US Capbreton s backs coach he was a part of Tarbes s roster alongside his old Pau and France teammate Philippe Carbonneau but ended the season having played only one first XV game 5 and retired from active rugby International career editBernat Salles won his first cap for the French national team on 14 November 1992 against Argentina 6 Although he was not considered during the 1993 Five Nations Championship he went on to win his next six caps in the following summer and autumn tours 7 He played only one game against Ireland in 1994 and two in 1995 7 and was not considered for that year s World Cup Again in 1996 he was selected only once while in 1997 he was ignored for the Five Nations but played three games in the summer tour to Romania and Australia 7 In 1998 he finally became a constant feature of the French XV scoring in the process the first try ever scored at the Stade de France 8 He maintained his position in 1999 being selected for the World Cup where he played five games including the historical semifinal win against New Zealand in which he scored a try 9 and the final against Australia 10 He then played four internationals in 2000 two in the Six Nations and two against New Zealand during the summer tests and concluded his international career in 2001 when he won his last five caps He scored a try in all 5 rounds of the 6 Nations Championship in 2001 the first and to date the only player to have done so 11 His final international tally is of 41 caps with 26 tries summing up to 130 points scored 12 13 Outside of rugby editAfter his retirement besides working for Canal as a consultant and sometimes commentator he owns a camping site in Labenne Ocean 14 15 He had planned to compete in the 2008 Dakar Rally 16 17 alongside Gilles Lafeuillade on a Bowler but the race was canceled at the eleventh hour due to the fear of a terrorist attack 18 Bernat Salles competed in the 2009 edition of the race again alongside Lafeuillade and on a Bowler in the Equipe Team 100 Sud Ouest 19 20 ending the race in 73rd place 21 In June 2010 Bernat Salles has been elected President of the French Handball National League Ligue Nationale de Handball 22 See also editList of France national rugby union team recordsReferences edit Bernat Salles s short bio in French Pau Pyrenees Tourisme Archived from the original on 2008 11 14 Retrieved 2009 09 17 a b Sylvain Muzeau 2002 interview in French jeudemaillot fr Archived from the original on 2011 07 21 Retrieved 2009 09 17 2005 D1 transfers sport fr 2005 07 07 Archived from the original on 2007 12 31 Retrieved 2009 09 18 Capbreton fans surprise Capbreton fans site 2005 08 25 Archived from the original on 2006 03 06 Retrieved 2009 09 18 Tarbes 2006 07 L Equipe Archived from the original on 2006 11 23 Retrieved 2009 09 18 France v Argentina 1992 ESPN scrum com Retrieved 2009 09 18 a b c Bernat Salles s international career ESPN scrum com Retrieved 2009 09 18 Luke Edwards February 2008 6 Nation stadiums records EMP Sport Archived from the original on 2011 10 08 Retrieved 2009 09 18 1999 World Cup semi BBC Sport 1999 10 31 Retrieved 2009 09 18 1999 World Cup final BBC Sport 1999 11 06 Retrieved 2009 09 18 Six Nations Overall Records Bernat Salles s international profile ESPN scrum com Retrieved 2009 09 18 Bernat Salles s international profile FFR FFR Archived from the original on 2010 05 22 Retrieved 2009 09 18 Camping La Mer homepage Camping La Mer Archived from the original on 2001 03 03 Retrieved 2009 09 18 Surfing in Capbreton beachwizard com Archived from the original on 2009 10 07 Retrieved 2009 09 18 Team 4x4 Off Road Club Dakar com Archived from the original on 2008 03 04 Retrieved 2009 09 18 Marie France Estenave 2008 01 02 Interview to Bernat Salles on the 2008 Dakar in French la Depeche Retrieved 2009 09 18 Dakar 2008 canceled Eurosport 2008 01 04 Archived from the original on August 7 2008 Retrieved 2009 09 18 Equipe Team 100 Sud Ouest Dakar com Archived from the original on 2010 07 29 Retrieved 2009 09 18 Francois Quivoron 2009 01 02 Interview to Bernat Salles on the 2009 Dakar in French sports fr Archived from the original on 2010 04 21 Retrieved 2009 09 18 Dakar 2009 final ranking cars Dakar com 2009 01 17 Archived from the original on 2009 09 04 Retrieved 2009 09 18 Philippe Bernat Salles nouveau president de la LNH in French Federation Francaise de Handball 2010 07 26 Archived from the original on 2010 07 10 Retrieved 2010 11 15 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philippe Bernat Salles amp oldid 1220824179, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
