Jacques Brunel (rugby player)
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Jacques BrunelJacques Brunel (born 14 January 1954, Courrensan
, France
) is a French
rugby union
former player who is currently the head coach of the Italian national team replacing Nick Mallet on 3 November 2011.
until 1995. In 1995 he arrives at Colomiers with which he wins, in 1998,the Challenge Cup. An encore for the European trophy is made two years later by Brunel, this time on the bench of Pau. In 2001 Jacques Brunel enters the technical staff of the french national team under the guidance of Bernard Laporte
, training the forwards until the 2007 world cup. After his experience with Les Bleus finished there he lands on the bench of Perpignan.
Courrensan
Courrensan is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Geography:The Auzoue forms part of the commune's southern border, then flows north-northwest through the middle of the commune....
, France
France
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) is a French
France
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rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
former player who is currently the head coach of the Italian national team replacing Nick Mallet on 3 November 2011.
The beginning
He started coaching after he quit playing rugby in 1988 with his former team FC Auch GersFC Auch Gers
Football Club Auch Gers is a French rugby union club based in Auch in Midi-Pyrénées currently playing in Rugby Pro D2, the second tier of the country's professional league system. In recent years, they have bounced between the first-level Top 14 and Pro D2...
until 1995. In 1995 he arrives at Colomiers with which he wins, in 1998,the Challenge Cup. An encore for the European trophy is made two years later by Brunel, this time on the bench of Pau. In 2001 Jacques Brunel enters the technical staff of the french national team under the guidance of Bernard Laporte
Bernard Laporte
Bernard Laporte is a rugby union coach and former French Secretary of State for Sport. He is currently the head coach at Toulon, having taken over in 2011 from Philippe Saint-André, who had been named the new head coach of the France national team. Laporte himself is a former head coach of France,...
, training the forwards until the 2007 world cup. After his experience with Les Bleus finished there he lands on the bench of Perpignan.
Perpignan (2007–2011)
In the 2008-2009 season he is crowned champion of France. For the next season he reaches the final of the Top 14, defeated by Clermont. In 2011, however, many disappointments on French soil, with Perpignan failing access to the playoffs, what makes him miss the 2011-2012 edition of the European Cup, where he arrived as stated in the semifinals. He is replaced by Jacques Delmas at the end of the season.Honours
- European Challenge CupEuropean Challenge CupThe European Challenge Cup, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Amlin Challenge Cup, is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup. The cup was known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003 to 2005. The European...
: with US ColomiersUS ColomiersUS Colomiers is a French rugby union club currently competing in Fédérale 1, the third level of the French rugby pyramid. They had been relegated from Pro D2 after finishing last in the 2006-07 season, but earned promotion from Fédérale 1 at the first opportunity in 2007-08, and survived a...
in 1998 - Top 14: with USA PerpignanUSA PerpignanUnion Sportive des Arlequins Perpignanais or Unió eSportiva Arlequins de Perpinyà , generally abbreviated as USAP in both languages, is a French rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyrénées-Orientales. The club currently competes in the Top 14, the top level of the French...
in 2009