Sébastien Viars

Sébastien Viars (born Aurillac, 24 June 1971) is a French rugby union footballer. He was nicknamed "The Compass". He played as a centre and as a wing.

He played at Stade Aurillacois, CA Brive, Stade français Paris and ASM Clermont. He won Heineken Cup, in 1997, with CA Brive.

Even in a short international career, he's usually considered one of the best French players or his generation. Viars held 17 caps for France, from 1992 to 1997, scoring 9 tries, 17 penalties and 17 conversions. He played three times at the Five Nations, in 1992, 1995 and 1997. He was also selected for the 1995 Rugby World Cup finals, playing a single game.

Viars wasn't called again for the National Team since 1997, when he was only 26 years old.

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