Guillaume Marion, Media365: published on Wednesday October 2, 2024 at 2:50 p.m.
Until now in charge of the attack of the French U20 team, Benoit Baby will succeed Jérôme Daret at the head of the French rugby sevens team. According to some, this is obvious.
The story does not say whether he applied via the professional social network LinkedIn, but Benoit Baby is indeed the new coach of the French rugby sevens team. Indeed, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) was looking for a successor to Jérôme Daret, who was performing his “last dance as a coach” during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. After a very good season, the latter ended his mandate in style with the medal of Olympic gold gleaned at home. The time for a little rest had therefore come for Daret but not for retirement because he will now be the general manager of the Blues. “He is someone who brings newness, innovation and we really wanted to keep him in the system. He had reached the end of his project a little. We found a solution that suits everyone,” explained Jean-Marc Lhermet, vice-president of the FFR.
Lhermet and Daret under the spell of Baby
Regarding the choice of Baby, his candidacy obviously quickly convinced everyone. “Why did you choose it? Because it’s the best. Benoît stood out from the crowd. It’s true that he doesn’t have a lot of experience at 7 but that doesn’t matter because we’re here to build something new over time,” Lhermet admitted in particular, regarding the one who was until now in charge of the attack of the France U20 team, in comments collected by L’Equipe. Same story from Daret. “Benoît is the one who ticks the most boxes. That of specialty or specificity was not the most important. He knows the federal system and all the players in the youth sector, declared the former coach of the Blues. I will accompany him but without being too present either. »
