PARIS: 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 .Galthie, 50, won 64 caps as a scrum-half and may work as an assistant to Brunel in the build-up to the World Cup in Japan from September 20, before taking over permanently on a contract until 2023 - when France will host the competition.
"My number one choice was Joe Schmidt, for one simple reason, he speaks French like you and I," Laporte had said on French radio. The 65-year-old Brunel has experienced a difficult tenure since replacing the sacked Guy Noves in 2017, winning only five games in 16 fixtures. Galthie led Stade Francais to the Top 14 title in 2007 and to the Top 14 and European Cup finals in 2005. He took Montpellier to a Top 14 final in 2011.
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