Former captain Fabien Galthie will succeed Jacques Brunel as France head coach after this year's World Cup, French rugby federation chief Bernard Laporte confirmed on Sunday. Fabien Pelous, the former Toulouse and France lock, was quick to condemn the idea. Before any coach is appointed – foreign or otherwise – there is the small matter of a national vote on whether France should go down the overseas route at all.

However, after the 1930s the game had all but disappeared and was not revived until 1965 when groups of students in Lyon and Toulouse decided to take part in the great charitable campaign against world hunger. Warren Gatland’s name has cropped up repeatedly in articles in France about who will next sit on French rugby’s iron throne. France is alone among Europe's leading rugby union nations in never having employed a foreign head coach. RugbyPass is the premier destination for rugby fans across the globe, with the best news, analysis, shows, highlights, podcasts, documentaries, live match & player stats, live blog feeds, and in some territories live streaming of the world's greatest rugby tournaments all in HD. Daily newsletterReceive essential international news every morning, Take international news everywhere with you! His usual position was at scrum-half. Shaun Edwards has given one of his first interviews since linking up with France, and made a valiant attempt at speaking French. The topic is a hot one in French rugby circles. Access Free 30 Day Trial to Ad Free Rugby Content on The XV Now, FFR President Bernard Laporte plans to appoint next coach of France's national rugby side before the tournament in Japan - but two big names have already come out against plans to look overseas, Eight years ago, we knew Philippe Saint-Andre would take over as, FFR President Bernard Laporte recently promised he would appoint Brunel’s successor before, Joe Schmidt and Vern Cotter have also been linked with the job – both speak French and have experience of the Top 14, which could be regarded as a positive. An indicative vote, if you will. Eight years ago, we knew Philippe Saint-Andre would take over as France coach from Marc Lievremont long before the 2011 World Cup kicked off. 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The German teenager who wants to play for the All Blacks - and how... Report: Super Rugby to shift to 12-team format in 2022, introduce two Pacific teams. © 2020 Copyright France 24 - All rights reserved. The move followed a lengthy saga which saw Edwards walk away from becoming coach of Wigan Warriors.

Rugby was introduced to France in 1872 by English merchants and students.

Despite his struggles at times with the language, Edwards bravely persisted, mumbling when things got a bit tricky and turning to English when the French completely deserted him. Jump to navigation Jump to search. It was the subject of a Twitter poll for rugby magazine programme Late Rugby Club – and some French heavyweight former players have had their say. Category:French rugby union coaches. His comments highlight long-standing systemic club-versus-country issues facing French rugby that efforts between the FFR and LNR over the past few years have failed to fully address. Christophe Urios mothballed his national dreams for four years at least when he signed for Bordeaux earlier this year.