PARIS: Former captain Raphael Ibanez said on Friday he would be appointed France team manager after this year's World Cup, a role that had not been filled since Jo Maso left in 2011.
"I will not make specific comments in the coming days on that subject but after an interview yesterday with the federation president , I have said yes to the team as manager," Ibanez told AFP, confirming a report from Sud Ouest newspaper.Another former France captain, Fabien Galthie, has been widely tipped to succeed head coach Jacques Brunel, who will leave after the World Cup in Japan.The French rugby federation was not immediately reachable for comment.
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