Sir Clive Woodward
England’s Rugby World Cup winning coach Clive Woodward is in the hunt to succeed Philippe Saint-Andre as France manager, L’Equipe reported on Monday.
The sports daily says the 59-year-old’s name is 1 of the 8 candidates on the French rugby federation’s shortlist to take over Les Bleus after this year’s World Cup.
The federation, which has not identified any of the finalists, will name Saint-Andre’s successor by the end of May after the 8 remaining candidates are interviewed by the federation’s selection panel.
The names most bandied about as Saint-Andre’s successor are those of Bordeaux-Begles coach Raphael Ibanez, former Montpellier manager Fabien Galthie and veteran Toulouse coach Guy Noves, who turned down the job in 2011.
L’Equipe suggests that while Woodward may be the best qualified for the job “it seems improbable that he’ll become the 1st foreign coach of Les Bleus”.
The new coach will be expected to take up his role from 1 November, the day after the final of the World Cup in England.
Woodward was in charge of England from 1997 to 2004, masterminding their 2003 World Cup triumph and 3 Six Nations titles.
He then joined the British Olympic Committee as performance director, leaving after the London 2012 Games.
Sport24
Sorry Clive,
But as long as your pearly pink Pommy arse points to the ground,
you will not be getting The French job.
However,
congratulations on making the Short List,
and wasting everybody’s time.
@ cane:
It’s SIR Clive to you cane. I’m guessing you don’t like the man but I could be wrong
Did hell freeze over?
Do I need to get my toque?
Sacré bleu, le Rosbif coaching the Frogs?
I hope they have plenty Euros if they want to hire him, Sir Clive likes a big crowd, remember the Lions tour?
He would need at least 50 coaches, assistants, publicists, porters and assorted hangers on
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