2024-06-18 18:40:46
To interchange the employees of Collazo, Labit and Etcheto who ensured the remedy, President Mohed Altrad introduced the arrival of three younger coaches, with none expertise on the highest degree.
The remedy is then an excellent wash. Montpellier, after a turbulent season led to thirteenth place within the High 14, confirmed its keep within the Elite on Sunday by dominating Grenoble (18-20), the unlucky finisher of the Professional D2, within the final minute within the play-off. accession / relegation which was debated on the Stade des Alpes. A fantastic sense of reduction for MHR, unknown and sluggish two years after the primary French championship title in its historical past. However, already, it is time for the large shake.
Till Monday, the employees that has been shortly written by Bernard Laporte – whose return to enterprise has prompted many extra losses – for a mission with a view to take care of it, thanks. Out Patrice Collazo, Vincent Etcheto – particularly in anger after his exit – and Christian Labit. The latter two are on the finish of their contracts, however Collazo would not assume he’ll be proven the exit door. Nonetheless, that is what Mohed Altrad, businessman and president of the parliament, did, who organized a press convention this Thursday at Mas Neuf, a property in Vic-la-Gardiole not removed from the GGL Stadium, the location of the MHR .
Paillaugue was additionally a participant initially of the season
And Mohed Altrad launched his new employees, who have been three former native gamers: former hoker Joan Caudullo (between 2004-2012) who turned head coach, supported by former scrum half Benoît Paillaugue (2009-2022) in assault cost and worldwide midfielder Geoffrey Doumayrou (2008-2012 and 2021-2023), who simply retired after the play-off and who will maintain the defenders. Caudullo, after being in command of the Mont-de-Marsan coaching heart (2017-2020), took management of the Montpellier coaching heart in 2020. Final season, the 42-year-old engineer labored beforehand with the group skilled by overseeing the forwards for eight months following the departure of Olivier Azam, earlier than returning to the coaching heart when Richard Cockerill took (briefly) the group’s administration initially of the 2023-2024 season.
Benoît Paillaugue (36 years previous) can be a member of the group. Champion of France in 2022, the previous bag quantity 9 hung up his knees final November, after having made one final stint as a “World Cup joker”. He instantly turned the coach of the Espoirs Montpellier group. However, given the velocity of the state of affairs within the MHR, it’s near the primary group, particularly the report on the ultimate stage of the ProD2 with potential future opponents of the Hérault group. Be aware that 4 members of employees retain their rights: Benson Stanley (defender), Didier Bès (scrum), Antoine Battut (floor) and Jérémy Valls (soccer).
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If this trio of latest coaches have a house spirit, they’re alternatively fully inexperienced on the highest degree. Press from Mohed Altrad who has all the time, since his arrival, surrounded by skilled technicians (Fabien Galthié, Jake White, Vern Cotter, Philippe Saint-André) who took the MHR twice to the tip of champion (2011 and 2018), gained the Problem Cup twice (2016 and 2021), earlier than successful the Grail within the High 14 in 2022. There’s additionally Bernard Laporte, director of rugby at MHR, whereas the place of vice chairman is talked about.
It stays to be seen whether or not these three coaches can be profitable in restoring the tarnished picture of MHR. Altrad supervisor has, as soon as once more, supplied a top quality recruitment to his group, particularly with the arrival of the English center-third Billy Vunipola (Saracens), Congolese winger from UBB, Madosh Tambwe and, possibly – possibly, from the complete again Scotsman Stuart Hogg (Exeter) who can come out of retirement. Even with the return from Biarritz of the sulphurous world column, Mohamed Haouas, has been accused of many acts of violence, particularly at house.
However one other case will make extra noise in 2025: the enchantment case of Bernard Laporte and Mohed Altrad, judged within the first occasion, by the Paris felony court docket, to droop jail phrases for getting into right into a “corruption settlement” (corruption energetic, affect peddling and misappropriation of company belongings). Sports activities information is all the time wealthy in Montpellier.
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