It’s historic, a revolution in the world of Rugby, because never before has a woman been in charge of a team in the elite men’s rugby championship.
During this Racing – Toulon won 22-6 by the Ile-de-France club, Sandrine Agricole replaced Pierre Mignoni, the sporting director and number one coach of the Var club, who himself had decided to step aside to calm his nervousness. The former international scrum-half tends to live his matches to the fullest, a little too much sometimes. And on Sunday October 6, he lost his temper with the referee following his team’s defeat in Clermont (19-18), which earned him the opportunity to appear before the disciplinary committee of the National Rugby League. .
Trainer and… physiotherapist
To lower his temperature, Pierre Mignoni therefore punished himself in anticipation by inflicting matches in the stands. And so to replace him, the RCT called on Sandrine Agricole, the only one with the skills at the club for the position. Physiotherapist at the RCT, the former international opener is in fact the only one in Toulon with the BE2, the technician diploma required to coach in the Top 14. And she alone could therefore wear the armband at the edge of the pitch.
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